Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1              Stick  unsalted butter -- (4 ounces) room
                        temperature
  1              Pinch  salt
     1/2           Cup  powdered sugar
  1           Teaspoon  vanilla
  1                Cup  flour
  1                Cup  finely chopped pecans -- (about 4 ounces)

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In your mixer cream together the butter salt, vanilla, and 3 tablespoons of the powdered sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add the flour and pecans, and mix for 1 minute. Form small 3/4- to 1-inch balls of dough. Place them 1-inch apart on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes, until they are lightly browned. While the cookies are still a bit warm roll them in the remaining powdered sugar. Cool completely, and store in an air tight container. It is tradition to wrap these rich cookies in colored tissue paper with fringed edges.

Nutritional Information:

1514 Calories (kcal); 93g Total Fat; (55% calories from fat); 14g Protein; 156g Carbohydrate; 248mg Cholesterol; 149mg Sodium