Recipe

Pecan Dainties

Pecan Dainties
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    drbabs's Notes: My mother has been making these for our annual Jingle Bells party for about 50 years. (My family lives in New Orleans, we're Jewish, and we have a party every year on Christmas day.) The...

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Serves about 5 dozen small cookies

  1. Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy.

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  2. Add flour, vanilla, water, and finely chopped pecans, and mix well.

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  3. Chill till firm.

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  4. Form dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter.

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  5. Place balls on cookie sheet (not too close together), flatten, and top with pecan half.

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  6. Bake at 325 for about 20 minutes or until lightly browned and firm.

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