Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • ½ cup confectioners sugar (sifted)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 cups all purpose flour (sifted)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup pecans or walnuts (chopped)
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar (sifted - for rolling cookies in)

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 350° F. Spray a cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Place the room temperature butter in a stand mixer and add the powdered sugar and vanilla and almond extract. Beat till well combined.
  • Sift the flour and salt into the butter and beat on medium speed.  It will take a minute or two to combine well as the dough will be thick.
  • Add in the chopped pecans and mix.
  • Scoop 1 tablespoon of dough and roll it into a ball.  Place on the cookie sheet. Repeat for each cookie.
  • Place the cookie sheet with the cookies in the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes.
  • Cool the baked cookies, then roll each one generously in the powdered sugar.