Pecan Shortbread Melts

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup icing sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup superfine sugar (approx. amount)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 with an electric mixer, cream butter in a large bowl. beat in icing sugar & vanilla.
• 3 add salt, then flour to creamed mixture. (mixture will still be crumbly.).
• 4 with your hands or a wooden spoon, add the pecans until evenly distributed. (mixture will now resemble cookie dough.).
• 5 shape dough into the size of dates (make a ball between your hands & then slightly squish to give the oblong shape), dredge in superfine sugar & place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 6 bake 25 minutes until lightly browned.