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