Pecan Meltaways
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I know, don’t you want to just pop one of these in your mouth right now?? Truly, I always say that I share with you easy recipes so you don’t have to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, and this in one of those recipes and except maybe for the pecans, you probably have all the items in your pantry. So what are you waiting for, make up a batch and share them with your family tonight…
Pecan Meltaways
Ingredients:
1 cup butter-at room temperature
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chopped pecans
Additional powdered sugar for sprinkling on topDirections:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream the butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Combine flour and the salt and gradually add it into the creamed mixture. Stir in pecans. Refrigerate until the oven is heated up.
Roll into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet/ Bake for 10-12 minutes. Roll the warm cookies in additional powdered sugar and cool on wire racks.
**Recipe from Taste of Home, 2011
Yum! These look so delicate. I can just imagine them melting in my mouth!
anniebakes replied: — December 10th, 2012 @ 3:40 pm
thank you for stopping by marcellina!
Annie, I have always loved these kind of cookies. Yours looks so yummy! They are melt in your mouth good. My Aunt Ionia made a version of these every christmas Eve for the cookie tray — yum. Joni
anniebakes replied: — December 10th, 2012 @ 3:39 pm
thank you joni!
My family makes a cookie a lot like this every year for Christmas! Love them!