MELTAWAY PECAN BALLS

My family begs for this Christmas cookie recipe every year  They’re the perfect cookie – delicately delicious without being too sweet.  They sure don’t last long around my house!

And I don’t mind making a batch or two either.  These tasty morsels require only 5 ingredients.  They’re easy to make and even easier to eat!

No making a mess by rolling out cookie dough and dragging out your cookie cutters.  These are simply shaped in your hand and then rolled in powdered sugar.

Ingredients

• 1 cup pecans
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup butter - no substitutions
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees farenheit.
2. In a food processor with knife blade attached, pulse pecans with 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar until nuts are very finely ground. Add butter and vanilla, and process until smooth, occasionally stopping processor and scraping the side with a rubber spatula.
3. Add flour;process until evenly mixed and dough forms.
4. With floured hands, shape dough by rounded teaspoon full into small balls.
5. Place 1" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
6. Bake 16 - 18 minutes, or until bottoms are lightly browned and cookies are light golden.
7. ................................

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