Tender Pecan Logs

Name: Tender Pecan Logs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2-1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 5 tablespoons confectioners' sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup finely chopped pecans; Confectioners' sugar

Total Time Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min./batch

Yield 2-1/2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Folks always ask me to make these tender nutty logs. Not overly sweet, they're just right with a steaming cup of coffee or tea. —Joyce Beck, Gadsden, Alabama

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
5 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Add the flour, beating on low speed just until combined. Stir in pecans. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
Shape 1/2 cup dough into 1/2-in.-thick log; repeat with remaining dough. Cut logs into 2-in. pieces. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar; cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 117 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 62mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

Folks always ask me to make these tender nutty logs. Not overly sweet, they're just right with a steaming cup of coffee or tea. —Joyce Beck, Gadsden, Alabama

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