Pecan Roll-Ups

Name: Pecan Roll-Ups
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, divided; 96 pecan halves (about 2 cups)

6 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
96 pecan halves (about 2 cups)

Directions

1

In a large bowl, beat butter, cream cheese and salt until smooth. Gradually beat in flour. Divide dough in half; shape each into a disk. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 2 hours or until firm enough to roll.
2

Preheat oven to 350°. Dust a work surface with about 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar. Roll one portion of dough into an 18x8-in. rectangle; cut dough crosswise into six 3-in.-wide sections. Cut each section crosswise into eight 1-in.-wide strips. Roll each strip around a pecan half; place 1 in. apart on ungreased
3

. Repeat with remaining dough and pecans, dusting work surface with an additional 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar.
4

Bake 12-15 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
5

Place remaining confectioners' sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll cookies in sugar, coating well.
6

Bake and roll cookies in confectioners' sugar as directed. Freeze in freezer containers, separating layers with waxed paper, up to 3 months. Thaw before serving; dust with additional confectioners' sugar.