Mexican Pecan Cookies
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
7 1/2 dozen
- Serves:
- 90
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
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- 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.
- 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.
- Let the cookies cool completely, then roll in remaining confectioners' sugar.
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