Recipe - Butter-Rich Cookies

1 cup Butter; softened
1 cup Confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla; (almond,
wintergreen or rose
flavoring)
2 One half cup Flour
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1 cup Finely chopped pecans

Mix thoroughly butter, sugar and flavoring. Blend in flour and salt. (If
dough is dry, add 3 to 4 teaspoon milk). Shape dough into roll, about 2 inches in
diameter. Roll in pecans. Wrap; chill at least 4 hours.

Heat oven to 400. Cut roll into 1/8inch slices. Place 1 inch apart on
ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown.
Immediately remove from baking sheet.

Betty Crocker, 1972 Posted to MMRecipes Digest V4 #208 by PMCiesla@aol.com
on Aug 9, 1997