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Icebox: Cinnamon-Pecan Icebox Cookies

Source of Recipe

Southern Living


List of Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
or 1 cup margarine, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 large whole egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1/4 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon



Recipe

Beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 3/4 cup sugar and brown sugar, beating well. Add egg and vanilla, beating well.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture, beating well at medium speed. Stir in pecans.

Cover and chill dough 2 hours.

Shape dough into 2 (6- x 21/2-inch) rolls. Wrap rolls in wax paper, and freeze until firm.

Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon; stir well. Unwrap dough, and roll in sugar mixture. Slice frozen dough into 1/4-inch-thick slices; place on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 12 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer cookies to wire racks, and let cool completely.

YIELD: 2 Dozen