Name: Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Ingredients: 3/4 lb Butter; 1 c Confectioners Sugar; 3 c Flour, sifted; 1/2 ts Salt; 1/2 ts Vanilla; 1/4 c Sugar; 3/4 c Pecans, finely chopped

Let no one apologize for the powerful emphasis Christianity lays upon the doctrine of the world to come. Right there lies its immense superiority to everything else within the whole sphere of human thought or experience. When Christ arose from death and ascended into heaven He established forever three important facts; namely, that this world has been condemned to ultimate dissolution, that the human spirit persists beyond the grave and that there is indeed a world to come... The church is constantly being tempted to accept this world as her home, and sometimes she has listened to the blandishments of those who would woo her away and use her for their own ends. But if she is wise she will consider that she stands in the valley between the mountain peaks of eternity past and eternity to come. The past is gone forever and the present is passing as swift as the shadow on the sundial of Ahaz. Even if the earth should continue a million years, not one of us could stay to enjoy it. We do well to think of the long tomorrow.

A.W. Tozer

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Cookies, Desserts	2	Dozen

INGREDIENTS

3/4	lb	Butter
1	c	Confectioners Sugar
3	c	Flour, sifted
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Vanilla
1/4	c	Sugar
3/4	c	Pecans, finely chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Cream butter and confectioners' sugar together until light.
Sift flour and salt together and add to creamed mixture. Add vanilla and
blend thoroughly.  Add pecans.
Gather dough into a ball, wrap in wax paper, and chill until firm.
Roll out chilled dough to 1/2" thickness.  Using a cookie cutter, cut out
cookies.  Sprinkle tops with granulated sugar. Place cut out cookies on
ungreased cookie sheet and refrigerate for 45 minutes before baking.
Preheat oven to 325F.  Bake for 20 minutes or until just starting to color
lightly;  cookies should not brown at all. Cool on rack.
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