Old-Fashioned Orange Slice Cookies

 Ingredients

For the cookies

• 1 cup orange slice candies, finely chopped
• ½ cup boiling water
• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup pecans, chopped or finely ground

For rolling

• ½ cup powdered sugar

 Instructions

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