Chocolate Pecan Sandies

1 cup butter, room temperature

4 tablespoons white sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1 ¾ cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 cup ground pecans

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¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

⅓ cup sifted confectioners’ sugar

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Lightly grease baking sheets.

Cream butter and sugar together until light.

Beat in the vanilla.

Mix in the flour, pecans and cocoa powder.

Form dough into 1 inch balls and place onto the prepared baking sheets.

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

Cool, then roll each cookie in confectioners’ sugar.