Cookies Recipes - Nutty Buttery Bites Recipe

Ingredients              

• 2/3 cup sugar

• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans

• 2 cups flour

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

• 1 teaspoon almond extract

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1/2 to 3/4 cup powdered sugar

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Method:

1. Instructions for jar: Spoon sugar into 1 liter jar. Sprinkle pecans over sugar.

2. Combine flour with salt, spoon over pecans and press gently to fit.

3. For baking: Preheat oven to 350° (176°C). Empty contents of  jar into large mixing bowl.

4. Add butter, almond extract and vanilla to dry ingredients in bowl and mix well. Dough will be slightly crumbly. Knead it a liter to make it hold its shape.

5. Chill for 1 to 2 hours to make dough easier to handle. Take small pieces of dough and shape into 1-inch (2.5 cm) balls.

6. Place dough balls on un greased baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until cookies are light brown. while cookies are warm, roll in powdered sugar.