Meltwaways

Yield: 1 servings

Measure Ingredient
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter; at room temperature
1 cup Confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons Vanilla
2 cups All-purpose flour
1 cup Finely ground pecans
\N \N Confectioners' sugar for dusting

Cost: $ - Preparation Time: 15 minutes Difficulty Level: 2 Servings: 4-½ dozen cookies Source: Family Circle's "All-time Favorite Recipes" 1. Beat together butter and confectioners' sugar in a medium-size bowl until smooth and creamy. Add vanilla. Beat in flour and nuts. Cover dough with plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm, 1 to 2 hours.

2. Heat oven to 325 degrees F.

3. Pinch off pieces of dough in rounded teaspoonfuls. Roll into logs. Taper ends; bend into crescents. Place on an ungreased baking sheet.

4. Bake in heated 325 degree F. oven 19 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

5. Remove cookies to a wire rack. Sprinkle with a heavy layer of confectioners' sugar. Cool completely. Sprinkle again with confectioners' sugar.

Nutritional Information: (per cookie) 67 Calories; 1 g Protein; 5 g Fat; 6 g Carbohydrate;

1 mg Sodium; 9 mg Cholesterol

Posted to The Gourmet Connection Recipe Page Newsletter by newsletter@... on May 16, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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