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BUTTERNUT BALLS

1 cup unsalted butter 2 cups finely chopped pecans 1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups flour 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt

powdered sugar for rolling

Mix first 3 ingredients, then work in next 3 with hands.  Or mix all in food processor, you had it out to chop the nuts anyway, right? Shape into 1-inch balls.  Bake on cookie sheet at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes.  Roll gently in powdered sugar while warm and again when cool.  Makes 5-6 dozen.

GRANDMA LYN'S NOTES:  Do not use any substitutes for the unsalted butter.  For the holidays, after rolling in powdered sugar the second time, you can roll lightly in red or green colored sugar for an extra touch.

BUTTER-RUM SPRITZ

Daughter Susan's favorite!  These freeze really well so can be made weeks before Christmas.  Do not substitute for the butter!

1 teaspoon rum flavoring 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 2-1/4 cups flour

Butter-Rum Glaze (below)

Heat oven to 400 degrees.  Mix butter and sugar in large bowl or food processor; stir or pulse in next four ingredients.  Put dough in cookie press and form shapes on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake 6 minutes or until set but not brown.  Cool on wire rack.  Spread or brush with Butter-Rum Glaze.  Makes about 5-6 dozen depending on size.

(Grandma Lyn uses the star tip to form small open circles for wreaths, then after baking and brushing with glaze, sprinkles each with green sugar and   presses on each wreath two cinnamon candies (red hots) for holly berries.)

BUTTER-RUM GLAZE

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter 1 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon rum flavoring 2 tablespoons hot water

Melt butter, remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar and rum flavoring. Beat in water until spreading consistency.  If it thickens while using, can put in microwave for just a few seconds to thin again.

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