Okay, I made the batter for this, but it's very stiff, due to the pecans. I haven't yet attempted to try making it. I'm thinking I may have to add more butter, in order to make this more pliable. I'll let you know what I decide!
Claudia ----- Original Message ----- From: Claudia To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 9:16 AM Subject: Pecan Cookie Balls I just made the dough for these cookies and have it chilling; will probably bake tomorrow. Claudia Subject: [C-F] Pecan Cookie Balls Pecan Cookie Balls These buttery melt-in-your mouth cookies will be a holiday hit. They make a great gift idea or cookie exchange addition. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes per batch Makes 4 dozen or 24 (2 cookie) servings. 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 cups flour 2 cups finely chopped pecans 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add 1/2 cup of the sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and salt; beat until well blended. Stir in flour and pecans. 2. Shape into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. 3. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from baking sheets. Immediately roll hot cookies in remaining 2 cups sugar. Place sugared cookies on wire racks to cool. When cool, roll again in sugar. Enjoy. Marilyn [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: a.. New Members 1 Visit Your Group Good friends are like stars....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there. Play our daily trivia game http://my.funtrivia.com/tournament/cooking-friends-daily-trivia-chalenge-87506.html Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest . Unsubscribe . Terms of Use. __,_._,___ __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5695 (20101211) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5710 (20101217) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5714 (20101218) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5716 (20101219) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
