Lakin/Thompson Recipes

Ingredients

1. 1 cup unsalted butter (softened and cut into 5 pieces)
2. 1 1/4 + 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3. 1/4 tsp salt
4. 2 tsp vanilla extract
5. 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
6. 1 cup pecans

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Cream butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and salt until well combined.
3. Mix in vanilla extract
4. Blend in flour. It will seem dry and sandy at first but keep mixing and it will come together.
5. Mix in pecans.
6. Scoop dough out, 1 even tablespoon at a time and shape into balls. Transfer to baking sheet (keep remaining dough balls chilled until ready to bake unless you have a double oven).
7. Bake in preheated oven until nearly set, about 13 - 14 minutes.
8. Let cool on baking sheet until cool enough to handle, about 5 - 8 minutes.
9. Pour remaining 1 1/4 cups (150g) powdered sugar into a small mixing bowl, roll warm cookies one at a time through sugar to coat with a light layer (this layer will seem to melt and get sticky).
10. Transfer to cooling rack and let cool completely then roll in powdered sugar once more to cover. Store in an airtight container.

Notes

"Holiday Favorite"