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Ingredients
1 c. Unsalted softened butter1/2 c. Sifted confectioners' sugar
1 Tsp. Vanilla
2 1/4 c. Sifted cake flour
1/4 Tsp. Salt
3/4 c. Chopped pecans
Confectioners' sugar
Directions
1. Heat oven to 450 degrees. Combine butter, confectioners' sugar andvanilla in mixing bowl. 2. Sift flour and salt together and gradually stir into butter
mixture. Stir in chopped pecans. 3. Drop by heaping teaspoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake
until peaks are very light brown, about 7 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack. While still warm (but not hot), use a sifter to sprinkle generously with confectioners' sugar. This 1989 first-place recipe comes from Chris Merrill of Elk Grove Village. The cookies are slightly sweet and very buttery, so they melt in your mouth. from the Chicago Tribune second annual Food Guide Holiday Cookie Contest December 14, 1989,
