Pecan tea cookies
60 cookies
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Butter or margarine |
| 2 | cups | C and H Powdered Sugar unsifted |
| 1 | Egg | |
| ½ | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 2 | cups | All-purpose flour |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| 1 | Egg yolk | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Water |
| Pecan halves | ||
Directions
Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, salt and nutmeg. Add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Shape into small balls. Place on greased cookie sheet. Mix egg yolk and water. Brush each cookie with egg mixture.
Lightly press pecan half on top of cookie. Bake in 350-degree oven 12 to 15 minutes.
Reprinted with permission from: Powdered Sugar Cookies from the C and H Sugar Kitchen by Jean Porter Electronic format by Karen Mintzias