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Louisiana Pecan Balls

Source of Recipe


Sunset magazine






List of Ingredients



• About 1 cup (1/2-lb.) butter, at room temperature
  
• 2 cups powdered sugar
  
• 2 tsp vanilla
  
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
  
• 1 cup chopped pecans (about 4 ounces)
  






Instructions



1. In a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. In a separate medium bowl, mix flour and baking powder. Add to butter mixture; stir to mix, then beat until well blended. Stir in pecans. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place about 1 inch apart on buttered 12x15-inch baking sheets.
   
   
2. Bake in a 300-degree (F) oven until cookies are pale golden brown, about 25 minutes. If baking 2 sheets at once in the oven, switch their positions halfway through baking. Let cookies stand on sheets until cool enough to handle.
   
   
3. Place remaining 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar to coat all over (discard remaining sugar). Set cookies on racks to cool completely.
   
   Makes about 28 cookies.