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1989 1st Place: Melt Aways Recipe

Source: cookeatshare.com/recipes/1989-1st-place-melt-aways-61400

Ingredients

  1. 1 c. Unsalted softened butter
  2. 1/2 c. Sifted confectioners' sugar
  3. 1 tsp Vanilla
  4. 21/4 c. Sifted cake flour
  5. 1/4 tsp Salt
  6. 3/4 c. Minced pecans
  7. Confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. Preparation Time: 20 min
  2. Baking Time: 7 min per batch
  3. 1.
  4. Heat oven to 450 degrees.
  5. Combine butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla in mixing bowl.
  6. 2.
  7. Sift flour and salt together and gradually stir into butter mix.
  8. Stir in minced pecans.
  9. 3.
  10. Drop by heaping teaspoonsful onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
  11. Bake till peaks are very light brown, about 7 min.
  12. Transfer to cooling rack.
  13. While still hot (but not warm), use a sifter to sprinkle generously with confectioners' sugar.
  14. Village.
  15. The cookies are slightly sweet and very buttery, so they heat in your mouth.

2021