Danish Pastry Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb butter
• 3 cups flour
• 1 3/4 cups pecans, chopped
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°.
• 2 cream together butter and sugar.
• 3 add flour gradually.
• 4 add pecans and vanilla.
• 5 dough will be very dry but will form a ball as your hand warms the butter while forming small crescents or "football" shapes.
• 6 place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 7 bake about 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• 8 when cool, roll in powdered sugar.