PECAN SANDIES

  • 1 cup butter

  • 1/3 cup sugar

  • 2 t. water

  • 2 t. vanilla

  • 2 cups flour

  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Mix butter and sugar. Add water and vanilla.  Add flour
and pecans.  Chill dough for 3-4 hours.  Roll into balls on ungreased
cookie sheet.  Bake 20 minutes at 325 degrees.  Cool slightly, and then roll in
powdered sugar.

SPRITZ

  • 1 cup butter

  • 2/3 cup sugar

  • 3 egg yolks

  • ¾ t. almond extract

  • 2 cups flour

 Cream butter. Add sugar and cream more.  Beat in egg yolks and extract.  Add flour.  Press onto cookie sheet.