Recipe: Meltaways (Wedding Cookies)

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Meltaways (Wedding Cookies)
From: Catherine Guy
Newsgroup: rec.food.recipes

1 cup unsalted butter
4 tablespoons fruit sugar (finer than granulated sugar)
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
icing sugar

Cream butter well with electric mixer, add sugar gradually, cream thoroughly. Preheat oven to 325. Add vanilla, almond, and vanilla, and 1 tablespoon water. Combine flour, nuts, and salt and ad to creamed mixture, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Roll in date sized balls. Bake at 325 degrees for 13-14 minutes. Roll in icing sugar while warm and re-roll when cool.