Sally McAnally who made these cookies a regular part of Poetry Baptist Church's Sunday School for over 20 years.

2 3/4 c. flour
1 1/4 c. sugar
2 sticks butter
1 tsp. (heaping) baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
2 lg. eggs
3/4 c. pecans, chopped

Let butter soften, cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time. Mix well. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together; mix with creamed mixture. Add pecans. Put mixture in refrigerator at least 3 hours. Then make in rolls, wrap in wax paper, put in freezer. Slice and bake at 450 degrees until golden brown.