Butter Pecan Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 4 mins Preparation Time: 55 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 egg yolk, unbeaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 1 lb pecan halves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cream butter in large mixing bowl.
• 3 gradually add brown sugar and granulated sugar.
• 4 cream well.
• 5 add unbeaten egg yolk and vanilla and beat well.
• 6 blend in sifted flour to form a stiff dough.
• 7 shape dough into small balls.
• 8 place on greased cookie sheet. flatten cookies with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees for 7-9 minutes, till golden brown (do not overbrown.) cool before frosting.
• 10 garnish with pecan halves.