Cream Cheese Finger Cookies

Total Time: 29 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 dash salt
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream the butter and cream cheese.
• 2 beat in vanilla.
• 3 combine the flour, sugar and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
• 4 stir in pecans.
• 5 dough will be crumbly.
• 6 shape tablespoonsfuls into 2-inch logs and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 7 bake at 375° for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 8 roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar; cool on wire racks.
• 9 you can drizzle melted chocolate over the cookies if you desire.