MAPLE-PECAN
BALLS
(Yield: 2 dozen)
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon maple extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1½ cups self-rising flour
¾ cup finely chopped pecans
24 pecan halves
Confectioners' sugar
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray cookie sheets with
non-stick vegetable spray.
In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugars, egg, maple extract
and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in flour
until just blended. Stir in chopped pecans. Shape tablespoons
of dough into smooth balls. Place, 1-inch apart, on prepared cookie
sheets. Press a pecan half into the top of each ball.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.
Cool on cookie sheets for 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets; cool
completely on a wire rack.
 
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