Buttered Rum Pecan Cookies

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 1/2 teaspoons rum extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• powdered sugar, to coat

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325°.
• 2 combine butter and sugar in a large mixer bowl.
• 3 beat at medium speed, scraping the bowl often, until creamy, about 1 to 2 minutes.
• 4 reduce speed to low, add the flour, cornstarch and extract.
• 5 beat until well mixed, about 1 minute.
• 6 stir in pecans by hand.
• 7 shape level tablespoonfuls of dough into 1-inch balls.
• 8 place 2-inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 9 bake for 14-16 minutes or until set, pale golden but not brown.
• 10 cool completely.
• 11 place powdered sugar in small bowl.
• 12 roll cookies in powdered sugar, turning carefully to coat both sides.