butterballs

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Jamallah Bergman
Atlanta, GA

You probably won't know what Butterballs are but they are also known as "Wedding Cookies"

(1 rating)
yield 36 cookies

Ingredients For butterballs

  • 8 Tbsp
    unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temp,plus extra for greasing the cookie sheets
  • 3 Tbsp
    honey
  • 1 c
    unbleached all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 c
    shelled pecans,chopped moderately fine
  • 3/4 c
    confectioner's sugar

How To Make butterballs

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 300. Grease one of two cookie sheets.
  • 2
    Cream the butter. Beat in the honey; gradually mix in the flour and salt, then the vanilla. Add the pecans. Wrap the dough in plastic and chill for 1 hour.
  • 3
    Form the balls by hand,the size of quarters. Place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes.
  • 4
    Remove the cookie sheet from the oven; as soon as the cookies are cool enough to touch;roll in the confectioners' sugar. Allow to cool and roll again in sugar.

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