Mexican Wedding Cookies

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Mexican Wedding Cookies
A light cookie covered in powdered sugar.

1 cup butter	2 cups flour
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted	1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla	Powdered sugar for coating

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Cream the butter until very light, and add the sugar a bit at a time until incorporated. Add vanilla, and continue beating until light and fluffy. Add in the flour and stir until well combined. Stir in the nuts last. Form spoonfuls of dough into 1" balls and place on baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes until just pale golden in color, do not overbake, and let sit on baking sheet for 3 minutes. Then roll the warm cookies in powdered sugar to completely coat them.