Butternuts




INGREDIENTS:

  • 3/4 cbutter, room temperature + 1 Tbsp.
  • 1/2 cpowdered sugar
  • 1/4 tspsalt
  • 1 3/4 call purpose flour
  • 6 ozpackage butterscotch chips
  • 1 cfinely chopped pecans
  • RUM GLAZE
  • 3 cpowdered sugar
  • 1 tsprum extract
  • 1/2 cchopped pecans
  • 3 to 4 Tbsp milk or water

DIRECTIONS:
1-Cream butter with powdered sugar and salt til light and fluffy.

2-Blend in flour, mix well.

3-Add butterscotch chips and 1 cup finely chopped pecans.

4-Shape dough, a scant teaspoonful at a time, into balls.

5-Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

6-Bake in 325′ oven for 15 minutes or until firm but not brown.

7-Let cool on wire racks.

8-Make rum glaze. Mix the ingredients until smooth.

9-You can either dip the cookies in the glaze or use a spoon to pour over cookies. Sprinkle with chopped pecans.

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