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1989 1st Place melt aways

List of Ingredients




Makes 30
1 c Unsalted softened butter
1/2 c Sifted confectioners' sugar
1 t Vanilla
2 1/4 c Sifted cake flour
1/4 t Salt
3/4 c Chopped pecans
Confectioners' sugar

Preparation time: 20 minutes Baking time: 7 minutes
per batch

1. Heat oven to 450 degrees. Combine butter,
confectioners' sugar and vanilla in mixing bowl.

2. Sift flour and salt together and gradually stir
into butter mixture. Stir in chopped pecans.

3. Drop by heaping teaspoonsful onto an ungreased
cookie sheet. Bake until peaks are very light brown,
about 7 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack. While still
warm (but not hot), use a sifter to sprinkle
generously with confectioners' sugar.

This 1989 first-place recipe comes from Chris Merrill
of Elk Grove Village. The cookies are slightly sweet
and very buttery, so they melt in your mouth. from the
Chicago Tribune second annual Food Guide Holiday
Cookie Contest December 14, 1989

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