Mexican Wedding Cookies

• 8 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, Softened
• 1/3 cups Granulated Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 3 drops Green Food Coloring (optional)
• 1 cup Flour
• 1/8 teaspoons Salt
• 1/3 cups Chopped Pecans
• 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar, For Dusting

1. Preheat oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla and food coloring until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle the flour and salt over the top and stir together with a spatula. Finally, stir in the pecans.
3. Divide into 12 dough balls and place them on the cookie sheet with just a bit of space in between. Bake for 10-14 minutes. Look for slightly browning edges and remove the pan from the oven when done.
4. Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, pour the powdered sugar into a small shallow bowl. Remove each cookie from the sheet and roll it carefully in powdered sugar. Move the cookies to a rack to cool completely before serving.

unsalted butter, sugar, vanilla, coloring, flour, salt, pecans, powdered sugar

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/mexican-wedding-cookies-6/ (may not work)