Butter Pecan Crunchies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 unbeaten egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon rum flavoring
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 blend together butter and firmly packed brown sugar.
• 2 add one cup pecans. set aside.
• 3 sift together flour, baking powder.
• 4 cream butter.
• 5 gradually add 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, creaming well.
• 6 blend in one unbeaten egg and vanilla and rum flavoring.
• 7 add gradually the dry ingredients. mix thoroughly.
• 8 stir in the pecan mixture until evenly distributed in the dough.
• 9 shape into balls using rounded teaspoonful for each cookie.
• 10 place on greased cookie sheet. flatten slightly.
• 11 bake in moderate oven (375degrees) 10 to 12 minutes until light golden brown. cool and frost.
• 12 milk chocolate frosting;.
• 13 melt 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate pieces over hot water. blend in 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk. if necessary thin with a little milk.