1 c Butter or margarine 1/8 ts Salt
2 c C and H Powdered Sugar 1/2 ts Nutmeg
— unsifted 1 Egg yolk
1 Egg 1 tb Water
1/2 ts Vanilla Pecan halves
2 c All-purpose flour
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
Yields
60 cookies