Coconut Butter Balls

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups pecan halves
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 cup flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 cream butter, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy.
• 3 blend flour and salt, stir into creamed mixture.
• 4 if dough is soft, chill until firm enough to shape.
• 5 with fingers, shape a rounded teaspoonful of dough around each pecan half to form 1" balls.
• 6 beat egg with water with a fork.
• 7 dip dough in egg mixture, then in coconut.
• 8 bake on lightly greased baking sheet 15-18 minutes.
• 9 cookies store well in tightly covered container.