PECAN FINGERS (PUCKLE WARTS)

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Yield Makes 5 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour (sift before measuring)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened
1/4 cup honey
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup pecans (3 3/4 ounces), finely chopped
1 cup confectioners sugar, sifted

Steps:

  • Sift together flour and salt.
  • Beat together butter, honey, and vanilla with an electric mixer until creamy. Mix in flour mixture at low speed just until blended, then stir in pecans. Form dough into a disk and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, about 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 300°F.
  • Roll 1 1/2-inch balls of dough into 2- by 1/2-inch logs.
  • Arrange cookies 1 inch apart on greased baking sheets.
  • Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven until golden, 30 to 35 minutes, then roll in confectioners sugar while still warm. Transfer to a rack and cool, then reroll in confectioners sugar.

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