Pecan Mexican Wedding Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup toasted then finely chopped pecans
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl beat butter 30 seconds.
• 2 add 1/2 cup powdered sugar and cinnamon; beat until combined.
• 3 beat in 2 teaspoons water and vanilla.
• 4 stir in flour and pecans with a wooden spoon.
• 5 shape into 1-inch balls.
• 6 place on ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart.
• 7 bake in 325 degree oven 20 minutes or until lightly browned on bottoms.
• 8 transfer to wire rack.
• 9 cool.
• 10 place 1 cup of powdered sugar in plastic bag.
• 11 add cookies few at a time; shake gently to coat.
• 12 i make these 1 month ahead of time and freeze them before their final coat of powdered sugar.
• 13 i thaw them out before sugaring.