Name: Pecan Balls
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, room temperature (do not substitute); 1/2 c sugar; 1 tsp vanilla; 2 cups pecans, chopped very fine ( I used a food processor and measure before chopping- do not substitute with walnuts); 2 cups cake flour unsifted (do not substitute); 2 cups or more powdered sugar sifted into cereal-sized bowls

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Submitted by Jeanne Anderson

This recipe has been passed down in Jeanne’s family for at least five generations!

Ingredients

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1 cup butter, room temperature (do not substitute)
1/2 c sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups pecans, chopped very fine ( I used a food processor and measure before chopping- do not substitute with walnuts)
2 cups cake flour unsifted (do not substitute)
2 cups or more powdered sugar sifted into cereal-sized bowls

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Instructions

In a mixer, combine butter, sugar, and vanilla and cream together.
Add finely chopped pecan and mix.
Add cake flour and mix well.
Chill slightly for easier handling
Roll dough into one-inch balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet.
Bake at 300º for 35-40 minutes. Do not brown.
Immediately roll in powdered sugar twice while still hot. Cool & enjoy.