Mexican Pecan Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups very soft butter
• 3 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar, for rolling

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• 2 mash together the flour, butter, pecans, and 1/4 cup of confectioners' sugar in a bowl until the mixture is thoroughly combined and forms a soft dough. pinch off about 2 teaspoons of dough per cookie, and roll into 3/4-inch balls. place the balls on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 3 bake in the preheated oven until the bottoms of the cookies are lightly golden brown but the tops are still pale, 8 to 12 minutes.
• 4 let the cookies cool completely, then roll in remaining confectioners' sugar.