Pecan Puffs

Name: Pecan Puffs
Ingredients: Pecan Puffs; Yield: about 5 dozen cookies; 2 cups pecan halves; 1 cup salted butter, at room temperature; 1/4 cup sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 cups sifted cake flour or all-purpose flour; Confectioners' sugar

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Ingredients

Pecan Puffs
Yield: about 5 dozen cookies
2 cups pecan halves
1 cup salted butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups sifted cake flour or all-purpose flour
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

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