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
The Teacher Cooks 
Looks really delicious ..
Laila .. http://lailablogs.com/
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!
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? 🙂
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?
these look really good :))
they look like dougnuts
mmmmmm!
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.
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.
This recipe was so easy. These are my favorite cookies. We are enjoying them for dessert tonight. 🙂
these look delicious, and the powdered sugar just make them look even better 🙂
These cookies remind me of another type of cookies called Mexican wedding cakes. These seem really easy to make and delicious!
I`ve never been to a wedding or had any of these but yours make me wanna go to one just to eat these
These seem delicious! I think my mom made these one time. I loved them, and they seem simple to make.
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Can you use other nuts then pecan?
For this recipe, you should use parchment paper instead of greasing the pan.
I learned you have to roll them in powdered sugar- twice!!!
I didn’t know you had to roll them in sugar again after they cooled.
i learned that you have to roll them in sugar before and after they cooled
I learned that for this recipe instead of greasing the pan you should put parchment paper in the bottom of the pan.
I learned that you have to roll it into the powdered sugar twice.
These look great and im glad you showed us the trick with parchment paper like you use on these so they do not stick.
I learned that you have to shape these cookies yourself and roll them in powdered sugar twice.
i learned you have to roll them in powdered sugar.
I learned that not all cookies were difficult to make.
I learned that instead of only putting them in the powdered sugar one, you do it twice.
I learned that using parchment paper instead of greasing the pan is better so that they dont stick.
These seem very easy to make.
I didnt’t know that you could bake powdered sugar without it turning brown.
I learned this is the last comment I will post and it is making me very emotional, so if I tear up, please forgive me and I will try to hold it in and let it out when I can let my tears flow freely on my nice flannel pillow case at h0me. So if you see a glimmering tear on my face, just laugh to yourself, hand me a tissue, and don’t tell anybody of my emotional insecurity! Thanks master Lupo! You are a true friend!
I learned that powdered sugar is used make amazing wedding cookies.
These may look easy but I seriously doubt I could make them blindfolded with one hand tied behind my back! This will be my last comment in your class! Don’t forget me Momma Lupo!!
these are really pretty. are they soft ?
I learned they crunchy cookies…they look super soft!
these are pretty, will you make them for my wedding! lol, i learned to roll them in the powdered sugar twice
I didn’t know that you have to roll powdered cookies
I learned that parchment is perfered more so than greasing the pan
I learned that instead of greasing the pan it would be easier just to use parchment paper to prevent the cakes from sticking.
i learned you have to give them a double dose of powdered sugar
I learned that you should use parchment paper instead of greasing the pan.
I would have thought putting powdered sugar on them right out of the oven, would make it melt.
i learned you have to roll them in powder sugar twice.
i learned that you had to roll in powdered sugar twice.
I learned that you should roll them twice in powdered sugar.
these cookies look great but never heard of them or saw them at a wedding
Learned you have to use parchment paper instead of greasing the pan.
I learned that using parchment paper instead of greasing the pan is better so that they dont stick!!!
i learned parchment paper is used best for these cookies.
i learned to powder then twice.
i learned how to put butter in the dough
I learned that you roll them in powdered sugar 2 times
I learned that you have to roll the cookies in sugar again after they have cooled.
i learned that you can roll them in the sugar after they are baked and the sugar will still stay on them!.
why does the assignment say wedding cake when this is candied bars similar to the nutter butter bars sold in stores
I learned that you basically roll these in sugar a dozen times.
I learned how to put butter in the dough
My mom loves this recipe!
I learned that instead of greasing the pan you should use parchment paper.
i learned you can do more than one thing of powdered sugar.
These cookies bring back many memories, the ‘Lady Finger’ recipe has been passed on among southern circles 150+ yrs, a true holiday treat.
Rather then using plain flour, regular sugar or butter, our recipe calls for cake flour, using confectioners sugar (powder sugar) in place of regular sugar and margarine. We also use less vanilla.
Recipe yeilds 2 1/2 to 3 doz, depending on size of cookie you roll.
Bake @ 350
1 Box Swans Down Cake Flour
1/2 Box Confectioners Sugar (powdered sugar)
4 cups pecan peices (cutup)
3 tsp (teaspoons) vanilla flavor
1 1/2 pound margirine (soften)
Mix;
Cake flour, powdered sugar, vanilla flavor, margarine well (using hands). Put pecans in last. Roll & press dough in hand to make finger, place parchment paper on cookie pan, placing cookies on paper. Bake 15 minutes or until light brown. I usually let the cookies cool before rolling in the powdered sugar.
I am so glad that I found this recipe! I used to get these from a local bakery when I was little, and I LOVED them, until the bakery closed. I just made these following your recipe and they were so easy and just as delicious as I remember! Thank you so much!!
So glad that you found the recipe . It is a family favorite!
These cookies look delicious
just thought you should know you left out the vanilla in your diagram of pictures on ” how to ” of these southern classics
Thank you!