Buttery Fingers

• 1  cup  chopped pecans
• 2 1/2  cup  all-purpose flour
• 3/4  cup  granulated sugar
• 1/2  lb  (2 sticks) butter
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• 1 16-ounce box powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine all ingredients except for powdered sugar. Roll into small "fingers" or balls. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes. Roll immediately in powdered sugar.

Yield: about 100
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ease of preparation: Easy

L&S SCCB, Pg. 146

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen