These cookies are absolutely delicious, and they really do "melt away" when you put them in your mouth. This recipe is from "Aunt" Betty Taylor. She was Beth and Aaron's babysitter, and she is a great cook and baker!!!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1 can creamy-type frosting
- food coloring of your choice
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 °.
- Beat butter (or margarine) with 1/2 cup sugar in a large bowl until light.
- Stir in flour, vanilla & nuts ~ blending well to make a stiff dough.
- Use a small cookie scoop and roll dough into a ball.
- Place 1 - inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until firm.
- Remove carefully while still hot and roll in sugar.
- Cool on wire racks; roll again in sugar to make a generous white coating.
- Color the frosting.
- Spread colored frosting on cookie halves and press 2 cookies together.
