PECAN
COOKIES
(Yield: 3 dozen)
¾ cup butter or margarine, softened
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
¼ cup maple syrup
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups self-rising flour
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ cup chopped pecans
¼ cup sugar
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie
sheets with non-stick vegetable spray.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and brown
sugar until light and fluffy. Add maple syrup, egg, and vanilla;
beat until well blended. Stir in flour and nutmeg until well blended.
Stir in pecans.
Shape dough by teaspoonfuls into smooth balls;
roll in sugar. Place, 1-inch apart, on prepared cookie sheets.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
Remove from cookie sheets; cool completely on a wire rack.
 
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