Elizabeth Dole’s Pecan Roll Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar for decoration

Directions

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).

Beat butter or margarine and sugar until creamy. Beat in water and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in chopped pecans.

With floured hands, roll 2 teaspoons dough for each cookie into an oblong shape. Press slight indentation down the center of each cookie with a knife.

Bake on greased baking sheets for 45 minutes. Roll in confectioners' sugar while still warm.