Mrs. Dole’s Pecan Roll Cookies

Title: Mrs. Dole's Pecan Roll Cookies

Categories: Cookies

Yield: 45 servings

1 c Margarine; room temp

1/4 c Powdered sugar plus more

For coating baked cookies

1 tb Cold water

1 ts Vanilla

2 c All-purpose flour

2 c Pecan pieces

Recipe by: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 8/12/96

Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Grease baking sheet. In medium bowl with

mixer on medium speed, beat together margarine and 1/4 cup powdered sugar

until smooth and creamy. Beat in water and vanilla. On low speed, gradually

beat in flour. Mix in pecans with a wooden spoon or by hand.

With floured hands, roll 2 teaspoons dough for each cookie into a

datelike shape. Place cookies on greased baking sheet. Score top of each cookie lengthwise with knife. Bake 45 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar while

still warm. Yield: 3 3/4 dozen cookies. --