Beckwood Pond Inn

Putney, Vermont

Specialty Recipe

Pecan Sandies

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons water

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

1 cup chopped pecans

1/4 cup confectioners sugar

Cream butter and sugar together. Add water and vanilla; mix well. Blend in flour and nuts. Chill at least four hours.

Roll dough into balls or shape into rectangles, approximately 3/4 x 2 inches. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 325 degrees for 20 minutes or until very lightly browned. Remove carefully to cooling rack; allow to cool slightly. Roll in confectioners' sugar.

Yield: Makes 2 to 3 dozen cookies depending upon whether you shape them into balls, rectangles, or a combination of the two.

Ask your host about Cooking Inn Style: A Collection of Country Inn Recipes from England, Ireland, Wales and New England by Beckwood Pond Innkeeper Helene Leichter-Saxby.

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