Butterballs

Name: Butterballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 36 cookies
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons sweet butter, softened; 3 tablespoons honey; 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 cup shelled pecans, chopped moderately fine; 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

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Recipe by Epi Curious

This recipe is from The Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins. These are incredible...have eaten these at Julee Rosso's wonderful Wickwood Inn B&B in Saugatuk, MI, where the food alone is worth a stay in the charming inn. These are always on our cookie tray at the holidays.

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READY IN: 55mins

YIELD: 36 cookies

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

8

tablespoons sweet butter, softened
3

tablespoons honey
1

cup unbleached all-purpose flour
¹⁄₂

teaspoon salt
1

tablespoon vanilla extract
1

cup shelled pecans, chopped moderately fine
³⁄₄

cup confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease one or two cookie sheets.
Cream butter. Beat in honey; gradually mix in flour and salt, then vanilla. Add pecans. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
Form balls by hand, the size of quarters. Place 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
Remove from oven; as soon as cool enough to touch, roll in confectioner's sugar. Allow to cool and roll again in sugar.

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