Photo: Beth Dreiling; Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine
Serve these bite-size treats with homemade Vanilla Ice Cream or your favorite vanilla ice cream.
How to Make It
Step 1
Place pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan.
Step 2
Bake at 350° for 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring once halfway through baking time.
Step 3
Beat 1 cup powdered sugar and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add milk and vanilla, beating until blended.
Step 4
Combine flour, cocoa, and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended. Stir in pecans.
Step 5
Shape dough into 1-inch balls, and place 1 1/2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets.
Step 6
Bake at 400° for 11 to 13 minutes or until tops of cookies just begin to crack. Cool on baking sheets 3 minutes. Remove to wire racks; dust with remaining 1/4 cup powdered sugar. Cool 10 minutes.
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