Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2008

This recipe has been in my family for almost 150 years. Grandma used 1 3/4 cups of flour and used finely diced pecans, but they are the best cookies you'll ever eat! I made 200 for christmas and they lasted about 5 hours between 15 people :)

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Michelle

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Living In: Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2008

Amazing, amazing, amazing! I made the cookies early this afternoon and they're already gone! The only change I made was to roll the cookies in powdered sugar the second they came out of the oven - it eliminated the need to sweat them in the ziplock bag. THANK YOU for sharing this recipe!

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jmlionhunter

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Home Town: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Living In: Del Norte, Colorado, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2008

These have been a Christmas favorite of my son's since he was a little boy. He's 27 years old now,and I've been making these a lot longer than THAT! Delicate, melt in your mouth, buttery good. I always up the vanilla to 1 T. and also add a teaspoon of almond extract.

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naples34102

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Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Mequon, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2007

Delicious and easy to make!

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Grant

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2006

Great recipe. An aunt used to make these years ago and I haven't been able to find a recipe that came out like hers. This is the ONE. Thank you.

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2006

I enjoyed make these cookies for the first time. I made them for my best friend, I am sorry to say there wasn't much left for her to take home that night. (We ate most of them!)

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SHYLIE

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Home Town: Miami, Florida, USA

Living In: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2006

I enjoyed this dessert. It looks really good, along with the powdered sugar. I would definitely recommend serving this with milk.

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Stacy

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2005

This is my families traditional Christmas cookie since my childhood. I lost my recipe and this one is the same, except we call ours pecan sandies. It do think they could be just a tad bit more sweet though. I may use 3/4 c powdered sugar next time. Real butter makes these fall apart soft...like I like them. You can also use one t vanilla and one t almond or lemon extract for a little more variety in taste. My kids liked it w/ the almond extract and a little lemon rind mixed in. Enjoy!

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2003

I found this recipe extremely easy to make. Fantastic taste and texture. I left the nuts out, and rolled them in wax paper, then refrigerated them so that I could slice and bake them. It worked wonderfully.

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