Pecan Puffs (aka Mexican Wedding Cakes Or Russian Tea Cakes)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 4 tablespoons powdered sugar (heaping)
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups pecans, ground (or very finely chopped)
• powdered sugar, for rolling cookies in

Recipe

• 1 cream butter, add sugar and remaining ingredients.
• 2 roll into small balls, and place on cookie sheet.
• 3 bake in 325 f oven for 30 minutes.
• 4 roll balls into powdered sugar when hot, and again when cool.
• 5 note: these cookies taste best when thoroughly cooled (ie best served the next day--if you can wait!).