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Pecan Balls

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  • Servings: 72
  • Prep: 40m
  • Cook: 12m
    • The following recipe serves 72 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup pecans, finely chopped
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350F

  • Step 2: In a large bowl, beat butter till fluffy

  • Step 3: Beat in sugar and salt

  • Step 4: Beat in vanilla

  • Step 5: Beat in as much flour as you can, then stir in the rest

  • Step 6: Stir in pecans

  • Step 7: Shape slightly rounded teaspoons of the dough into balls and place 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet

  • Step 8: Bake for about 12 minutes, or until the bottoms are just beginning to brown

  • Step 9: Transfer to wire racks to cool

  • Step 10: Sprinkle with powdered sugar and/or edible glitter

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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