Angel Fingers
This is my Mom’s recipe; she made these delicate cookies almost every Christmas and they never lasted very long! I usually roll these
into balls, but decided against changing the name of this recipe to “Angel Balls.” Yeah, really bad idea.
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
5 tablespoons-ish powdered sugar, reserved
Iced water
Preheat oven to 275F.
Mix everything but iced water and reserved powdered sugar.
Add teaspoon of iced water one at a time, until the ingredients hold together – 4-8 teaspoons. Dough will be stiff.
Roll into finger shapes (or balls, if you prefer); bake 20 minutes or until golden brown, and then immediately roll in powdered sugar.