Pecan Shortbread
By: Andie Mitchell
Published: Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 2:10am

Ingredients




1 1/2 cups flour, sifted
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioner's sugar, divided
1 cup pecans finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

1 Combine flour, butter and 3/4 cup of the confectioner's sugar together and blend with a mixer, add extracts, salt and pecans and continue mixing until a dough forms.  2 Shape dough into one inch balls and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes or until lightly brown.
 3 When cool, roll in remaining 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar.