Pecan Butter Balls

Name: Pecan Butter Balls
Yield: Makes 60–70 cookies
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ cup granulated sugar; 1 to 2 cups powdered sugar for coating; 1½ cups finely chopped pecans; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

Preparation info

Makes
60–70
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Lick The Bowl Good

By Monica Holland

Published 2013

About

My neighbors introduced me to this wonderful cookie years ago. At Christmastime, when they bring over a tin of homemade cookies, these are the ones I reach for first.

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
¼ cup granulated sugar
½

Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together. Add salt and vanilla and mix well.
Slowly add the flour to the butter mixture just until it forms a dough.
Add the chopped nuts and mix until just combined.