INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon water
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • confectioner’s frosting

DIRECTIONS

  1. Thoroughly cream butter, sugar and vanilla.
  2. Stir in water.
  3. Add flour and mix well.
  4. Stir in nuts.
  5. Shape into 1-inch balls.
  6. Place one inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  7. Bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes, or until firm.
  8. Cool thoroughly before removing from pan.
  9. Dip cookies in confectioner’s frosting made by adding enough light cream to 2 cups confectioner’s sugar to make spreadable.Add dash of salt and 1 teaspoon of vanilla to frosting mix.
  10. Roll frosting-dipped cookies in tinted coconut.