Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2/3 cup brown sugar, light or dark
- 1 cup chopped nuts- pecans, walnuts or a mixture
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- whole pecans for topping cookies
Instruction
- Cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 cup chopped nuts. Measure and sift together flour, cornstarch and salt. Mix dry ingredients into butter-sugar mixture in mixing bowl with mixer set on lowest setting, or use hands and large spoon to mix.
- Turn out on lightly floured surface and knead in flour until cracks appear on surface of dough. Using small 1 inch scoop, make balls of dough.
- Place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly with fork and press pecan into center of cookie. Bake at 275 for about 20-30 minutes or until cookie is light golden color and cooked through. If the cookies spread while baking, use a small spatula and push the edges in to form a circle shape.
