Monday, August 18, 2008

Old-Fashioned Butter Cookies

Ingredients
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 eg yolks
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
Pecan halves

Directions
Heat oven to 350
In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, butter, egg yolks and vanilla
Beat at medium speed, scaping bowl often, until well mixed, 1-2 minutes
Add flour and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed, 2-3 minutes
Shape into rounded balls and place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet
Flatten to 1/4" thickness with bottom of glass dipped in sugar
Place a pecan half in the center of each cookie (I don't remember her doing this)
Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are slightly brown
Cool 1 minute and then remove from cookie sheet

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