Marina's Pecan Balls
(my sister-in-law's delicious recipe. This recipe can easily be reduced in size for less cookies) 2 c softened margarine or butter 1 c icing sugar 4 1/2 c flour 2 c ground pecans (or walnuts or almonds) 4 t vanilla Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Mix by hand until dough holds together. Roll into 1" balls, place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes. When cookies come out of the oven, immediately roll cookies in icing sugar until covered. Cool. Makes about 6 dozen. Freeze well. PECAN CRESCENTS (Variations on above recipe) (same as above, but less quantity, so increase if you want more cookies) 1/2 c butter 1/4 c icing sugar 1 c flour 1/2 c ground pecans (or walnuts or almonds) 1 t vanilla Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Mix by hand until dough holds together. Take 1 Tablespoon and roll into a 3" log. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and curve into a crescent shape. Place 1" apart. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes, until set but not browned. Roll cookies in icing sugar immediately after baking. Sprinkle again with icing sugar before serving. Makes 1 1/2 - 2 dozen. * Instead of rolling cookies in icing sugar - take cookies out of oven and let cool. When cool, dip one end of cookie into melted chocolate, or drizzle chocolate over top of cookie. Chill to set chocolate. __._,_.___ _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
