Butter Pecan Cookies (Shortbread)

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1 cup chopped toasted pecans
2 cups flour
2 sticks soft butter
2/3 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt

Beat butter, sugar, vanilla and salt on a mixer until creamy. Add flour and then pecans and blend well.

Roll into balls, roll in sugar, put on lined sheet, flatten a bit and top with more sugar. Bake 350 degrees for about 15 minutes just until edges start to brown lightly.

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