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
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/c_hsugar.zip
Yields
60 Cookies