Meltaways

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 4 tablespoons fructose (fruit sugar)
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Recipe

• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
• cream butter with an electric mixer until light. gradually add the fructose and beat thoroughly. beat in the almond extract, vanilla extract and water.
• combine the flour, salt and pecans. add to the creamed mixture, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
• roll doll into date-sized balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. bake at 325 degrees f (165 degrees c) for 13 to 14 minutes. roll in confectioners' sugar while warm and then again once cool.