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1
cup butter, softened
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1/3
cup granulated sugar
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1
tablespoon water
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1
teaspoon vanilla
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2 1/4
cups all-purpose flour
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1
cup chopped pecans
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1
cup sifted powdered sugar
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Green, pink, and purple edible cake sparkles or colored sugar
1. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the granulated sugar; beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in water and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour and the chopped pecans.
2. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake in a 325 degree F oven 20 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool completely.
4. In each of three bowls place 1/3 cup of the sifted powdered sugar. Add a different color of edible cake sparkles or colored sugar to each bowl. Gently roll and shake cooled cookies in desired powdered sugar mixture. Makes 36.
- Servings Per Recipe 36,
- Calories 110,
- Protein (gm) 1,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 11,
- Fat, total (gm) 7,
- Cholesterol (mg) 14,
- Saturated fat (gm) 3,
- Sodium (mg) 52,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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A small tweak to the recipe. I prefer to roll in powdered sugar before they are completely cooled, then re-rolling them again after they set for a few minutes. This keeps them from being as messy!
12/15/2011 09:02:15 PM Report AbuseThese are super easy and the best of the lot (also called Russian Tea Cakes or Mexican Wedding Cookies). To die for!
1/20/2010 11:17:43 PM Report Abuse