Pecan Cookie Balls

These buttery melt-in-your mouth cookies will be a real hit for the holidays. Great for a cookie exchange too!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 4 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine, softened
• 2 1⁄2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 2  cups flour
• 2  cups pecans or 2  cups walnuts, finely chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Beat butter in a large bowl with electric mixer, on med. speed, until light and fluffy.
3. Add 1/2 cup of the sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, and salt. Beat until well blended.
4. Stir in flour and pecans.
5. Shape into 1-inch balls.
6. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
7. Bake 15 minutes
8. Remove from baking sheets, and immediately roll in remaining 2 cups sugar.
9. Place sugared cookies on wire racks to cool. When cool, roll again in sugar.
10. Makes 4 dozen.