These nutty fingers hold a lot of memories for me. The first road trip that I ever took with GI Joe to Dallas, Texas I made these little sweet things to eat on the way. That was the start of a real romance! Almost every vacation, tennis tournament or TDY it was a given for me to make them.These little morsels of butter, flour and nuts just melt in your mouth and I am not exaggerating at all. So easy to make you can do it blindfolded and with one hand tied behind you. So get in the kitchen right now and put these little babies together. Here’s how you do it.
Nutty Fingers
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 5 Tablespoons of powdered sugar
- 2 cups plain flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 – 1 cup chopped pecans
Mix all the ingredients together. Shape into small balls or fingers. Place on a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Roll in powdered sugar. After cooled roll in sugar again.
I can tell you these are not going to last very long on the cooling rack. I cannot control myself and end up popping them in my mouth as I roll them in the sugar. They are so good!!!
I took these to serve at my tennis match in these cute little foil papers, but the picture is blurry so I will not embarass myself. Just use your imagination and think about how cute they were in those little foil papers.
Happy Cooking,
The Teacher Cooks
Here are the pictures to guide you along:
Soften butter and plain flour in a mixing bowl
Add 5 Tablespoons of powdered sugar
Add 1/2 to 1 cup of chopped pecans
Mix together with wooded spoon
Shape and ready to bake
Out of the oven
Roll in powdered sugar - TWICE
Cool on cooling rack
13 Comments
October 11, 2009 at 8:40 am
Looks really delicious ..
Laila .. http://lailablogs.com/
October 12, 2009 at 9:00 am
It’s nice to know that such wonderful cookies can be made easily at home! These look delicious, if only we could make them in class!
October 12, 2009 at 9:05 am
These lady fingers look very good. The recipe is easier than I thought it was. I have one question: Can we use almonds or walnuts instead of pecans?
October 12, 2009 at 10:03 am
I love these cookies!
I’d love a recipe for “filled” cookies (i.e., apple pie cookies with caramel glaze atop). I’m thinking of a cookie that thinks it is a twinkie
Whaddya got?
October 12, 2009 at 10:55 am
these look really good
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they look like dougnuts
mmmmmm!
October 12, 2009 at 11:08 am
I love wedding cookies! I didn’t know they were this easy to make, or I would’ve been making them all along. I am definately going to go home and make these this week.
October 13, 2009 at 6:21 pm
This is a good recipe for Christmas. It is one my grandmother has made for years. I remember rolling the warm cookies in powdered sugar and eating them hot.
October 18, 2009 at 5:57 pm
This recipe was so easy. These are my favorite cookies. We are enjoying them for dessert tonight.
October 19, 2009 at 9:50 am
these look delicious, and the powdered sugar just make them look even better
October 19, 2009 at 11:15 am
These cookies remind me of another type of cookies called Mexican wedding cakes. These seem really easy to make and delicious!
October 19, 2009 at 11:44 am
I`ve never been to a wedding or had any of these but yours make me wanna go to one just to eat these
October 21, 2009 at 5:30 pm
These seem delicious! I think my mom made these one time. I loved them, and they seem simple to make.
July 23, 2010 at 7:39 am
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