Butter Pecan Cookies
Submitted by: A. Peterson
These cookies are very moist...my husband's favorite.
Makes 4 dozen

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups pecan halves

1 In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and egg. Mix until well blended.

2 Slowly add flour and salt and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.

3 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

4 Roll one inch pieces of dough into balls and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten balls with the bottom of a glass dipped in flour. Press a pecan into top of dough.

5 Bake 10 to 12 minutes until lightly colored.