1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted
3 cups brown sugar
4 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups finely chopped pecans
4 cups flour
Preheat oven to 350 deg. F. with rack in middle position.
Add brown sugar to melted butter. Mix well and let cool. Add beaten eggs and mix well. Add salt, baking soda, vanilla, and nuts. Mix well. Add flour and mix until flour is thoroughly blended.
Form dough into walnut-sized balls. Place them on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet. Press them down with a spatula which has been greased or sprayed with Pam.
Bake at 350 deg. for 10-12 minutes. Let cookies cool on pan for 1 minute, then remove them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
