Definition: In this task, you have to identify the named entities (NER) which are the ingredients required given its directions. Named entities are the names of the items without their quantity.
Input: Cream butter; add sugar and cream well., Add flour, salt, water and vanilla., Stir in chopped pecans; blend., Shape dough into date-like pieces., Place on greased cookie sheet., Bake at 350 for 18 to 20 minutes., Roll in powdered sugar while warm. Yields 90 cookies.
Output:
butter, brown sugar, flour, salt, water, vanilla, pecans, powdered sugar