Melt Aways

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 450°.
• 2 combine butter, confectioners sugar and vanilla in mixing bowl.
• 3 sift flour and salt together and gradually stir into butter mixture.
• 4 stir in chopped pecans.
• 5 drop by heaping teaspoonsful onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 6 bake until peaks are very light brown, about 7 minutes.
• 7 transfer to a cooling rack.
• 8 while still warm (but not hot), use a sifter to sprinkle generously with confectioners sugar.