Southern Pecan Cookies

This recipe for pecan cookies hails from middle Tennessee, from my mom's best friend of 60+ years. They are delicious!

Ingredients

• 1 cup salted butter
• 1 cup pecan meal
• .5 cup sugar
• 1.5 cups plain flour
• .5 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Blend all ingredients well in order listed.
3. Shape into a roll about 2" in diameter.
4. Wrap in wax paper and refrigerate until time to bake.
5. Before baking, remove from refrigerator and slice dough in about 1/4" slices.
6. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet, 1" apart.
7. Check on cookies at about 14-15 min.
8. Let set a couple of minutes before removing to cooling racks. Cool completely before storing.