Pecan Fingers

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour (sift before measuring)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened
1/4 cup honey
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup pecans (3 3/4 oz), finely chopped
1 cup confectioners sugar, sifted

Sift together flour and salt.

Beat together butter, honey, and vanilla with an electric mixer until creamy. Mix in flour mixture at low speed just until blended, then stir in pecans. Form dough into a disk and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, about 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 300°F.

Roll 1 1/2-inch balls of dough into 2- by 1/2-inch logs.

Arrange cookies 1 inch apart on greased baking sheets.

Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven until golden, 30 to 35 minutes, then roll in confectioners sugar while still warm. Transfer to a rack and cool, then reroll in confectioners sugar.