ANNE'S CHRISTMAS COOKIES 2 sticks butter (not margarine) 1/2 c. brown sugar 1 c. chopped pecans 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten 2 c. plain, unsifted flour Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and flour. Blend well. Roll into 1/2-inch balls and roll in finely chopped pecans. Put on ungreased cookie sheet and press fingertip in middle. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. While hot, press again with fingertip and bake for 10 more minutes. Cool. Fill with icing. Makes about 4 dozen. Icing For Anne's Christmas Cookies: 3/4 stick butter 1/8 tsp. salt 1 tsp. vanilla 3/4 box confectioners sugar 1/3 c. or less of cream (can use milk) Cream all ingredients. Beat until smooth. Divide icing into 2 bowls. Tint one bowl red and one bowl green. Ice cooled cookies. (This makes enough for 2 batches.) This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |