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1989 1st Place Melt Aways

1989 1st Place Melt Aways is a cookies recipe made with Unsalted Softened Butter, Confectioners Sugar, Vanilla, Cake Flour, and Salt. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 2 1/4 cup
• 1/4 tsp
• 3/4 cup
• Confectioners Sugar

Method (preview)

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   Preparation time: 20 minutes Baking time: 7 minutes per batch

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   1. Heat oven to 450 degrees. Combine butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla in mixing bowl.

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   2. Sift flour and salt together and gradually stir into butter mixture.

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   Stir in chopped pecans.

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   3. Drop by heaping teaspoonsful onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until peaks are very light brown, about 7 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack.

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   While still warm (but not hot), use a sifter to sprinkle generously with confectioners' sugar.

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   This 1989 first-place recipe comes from Chris Merrill of Elk Grove

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   Village. The cookies are slightly sweet and very buttery, so they melt in your mouth. from the Chicago Tribune second annual Food Guide Holiday

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   Cookie Contest December 14, 1989

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    Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #340