Yield:
about 5 dozen
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Ingredients
1 cup
butter, softened
2 cups
sugar
4
eggs
4 cups
all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons
baking powder
1/2 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon
ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon
ground cloves
1 cup
ground pecans
Preparation
Cream butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
Combine flour, baking powder, and spices in a medium mixing bowl; add to creamed mixture, stirring well. Stir in pecans.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. With floured hands, roll each ball into a rope, 10 to 12 inches long; twist ropes into pretzel shapes. Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove pretzels from cookie sheets, and cool on wire racks.
Oxmoor House Homestyle Recipes,
January 1985
