Butter Nut Drops

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, at room temp
• 1 3/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 3 1/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup dry
• 1 cup ground pecans
• 2 egg whites, beaten
• pecan halves (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf.
• 2 cream the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until fluffy.
• 3 in a separate bowl, combine the flour and salt.
• 4 mix the flour into the butter mixture, alternating with the , making sure to finish with the flour.
• 5 stir in the ground pecans.
• 6 drop by the teaspoonful a cookie sheet, then roll each portion between your palms to make smooth, even balls.
• 7 press each one the cookie sheet and brush with beaten egg white.
• 8 using a fork, knife or another tool, press a design into the top of each cookie, or press a pecan half, right side up, into each ball or dough.
• 9 bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
• 10 remove from the oven, let cool a few minutes.
• 11 remove to wire rack to cool completely.
• 12 cool and let cookies sit overnight to ripen.
• 13 serve, or store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.