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Mexican Wedding Cakes
Patricia Flannagan (my Mum's recipe)

5 heaping Tbsp icing sugar
1 cup butter
1/4 t salt (scant)
1 c chopped pecans
2 c flour
1 t vanilla
      Cream butter and sugar until very light and fluffy. Add flour to produce a stiff dough. Knead in chopped pecans, add vanilla by drops. (I add vanilla earlier)
Divide dough to produce rolls 1 1/2 inch thick.  Chill.  Cut into slices 3/4 inch thick. Shape into crescents (or not) and bake in a moderate oven (350 F) 20 minutes.  While hot roll in icing sugar.