• Cooking Time: 12-15 minutes
• Servings: 6 dozen
• Preparation Time: 15 minutes
• 2 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• Additional confectioners' sugar

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in vanilla.
3. Gradually add flour until well combined.
4. Stir in pecans.
5. Shape tablespoonfuls into 2-in. crescents.
6. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
7. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.
8. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar; cool on wire racks.

I love this cookie! It's my favorite and no one makes it like mom. The velvety cookie and the sweet powdered sugar makes this cookie a real treat. It's not my recipe, it's pretty well known, but I wanted to add it anyway. This particular recipe was from "Taste Of Home" magazine.