Elizabeth Dole's Pecan Roll Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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

Recipe

• 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.