{"id":7813,"date":"2026-09-22T15:36:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7813"},"modified":"2026-09-22T15:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:36:35","slug":"georgia-okeeffes-pecan-butterballs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/georgia-okeeffes-pecan-butterballs\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia O\u2019Keeffe\u2019s Pecan Butterballs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Georgia O\u2019Keeffe\u2019s Pecan Butterballs<\/h1>\n<p>These classic pecan butterballs are rich, buttery, tender, and packed with finely chopped pecans. Rolled in powdered sugar while still warm, they become wonderfully delicate and melt-in-your-mouth.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>2 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 cup finely chopped pecans<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 to 1 1\/2 cups powdered sugar, for coating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, beat the softened butter and 1\/2 cup powdered sugar until light and creamy.<\/li>\n<li>Add the vanilla extract and mix until combined.<\/li>\n<li>Gradually add the flour and salt, mixing just until a soft dough forms.<\/li>\n<li>Fold in the finely chopped pecans until evenly distributed.<\/li>\n<li>Shape the dough into small balls, about 1 inch in diameter, and place them on the prepared baking sheets.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>12\u201315 minutes<\/strong>, or until the cookies are set and the bottoms are lightly golden. Do not overbake.<\/li>\n<li>Let the cookies cool for about <strong>5 minutes<\/strong>, then gently roll them in powdered sugar while they are still warm.<\/li>\n<li>Once completely cool, roll them in powdered sugar a second time for a beautiful snowy coating.<\/li>\n<li>Store in an airtight container at room temperature.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <strong>softened butter<\/strong>, not melted butter, for the best texture.<\/li>\n<li>Finely chop the pecans so they distribute evenly throughout the dough.<\/li>\n<li>The second coating of powdered sugar gives the cookies their classic appearance.<\/li>\n<li>For an extra-rich pecan flavor, lightly toast the pecans before chopping and allow them to cool completely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Yield<\/h2>\n<p>Approximately <strong>30\u201336 cookies<\/strong>, depending on size.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia O\u2019Keeffe\u2019s Pecan Butterballs These classic pecan butterballs are rich, buttery, tender, and packed with finely chopped pecans. Rolled in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7813"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7815,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7813\/revisions\/7815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}