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Sand Tarts
Rosalie Taylor
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup chopped pecans
Additional powdered sugar
Directions
Cream the butter and the sugar together until light and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla, flour and chopped nuts. Mix until just combined. Shape the dough into balls or crescent shapes and place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees F for about 10 minutes, or until the bottoms are beginning to get light brown. Remove and immediatly roll in powdered sugar. Cool.