Kipplens

Name: Kipplens
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 dozen.
Ingredients: 2 cups butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 5 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups chopped pecans; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Confectioners' sugar

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Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min./batch

Makes

12 dozen

My Great-Aunt Hilda makes this recipe every Christmas, and everybody loves them! Kipplens taste a lot like Mexican wedding cakes, but I like my aunt's version better. —Susan Bohannon, Kokomo, Indiana

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Ingredients

2 cups butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups chopped pecans
1/4 teaspoon salt
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in vanilla. Add flour, pecans and salt; mix well. Roll dough into 1-in. balls and place on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 325° for 17-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool cookies slightly before rolling them in confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

2 each: 110 calories, 8g fat (3g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 60mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

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