Heavenly Cookies Cookbook

Janette Dixon

Tea Cookies

Ingredients

cup softened butter

/2 cup powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

cup flour

dash salt

dash baking powder

/4 cup finely chopped pecans,

powdered sugar for dusting

Directions

In a medium sized mixing bowl, beat the butter and powdered sugar until

smooth and creamy. Add vanilla. Blend together flour, salt and the dash of

baking powder. Add flour and mix in with the butter-mix, blend well. Add

the chopped nuts and combine well again. Roll the dough out into two

balls. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour. Flatten dough out

and cut into16 equal sized pieces.

Shape into marble sized balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake at 375-400 degrees F for 10-12 minutes until firm. Don’t let them

brown. Bake each set separately.

While still warm roll into powdered sugar. Let cool and roll in the sugar

again.