• 2/3 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 cups butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 2 cups pecans or black walnuts, ground I use black walnuts
• powdered sugar

1. Cream sugar and butter, add vanilla
2. Add flour, salt and cocoa to butter mixture
3. Blend in nuts
4. Refrigerate at least 6 hours
5. Roll into balls about the size of a walnut
6. Place on ungreased cookie sheet
7. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.
8. Let cool for 5-10 minutes
9. Roll in powdered sugar

yields 6 dozen