PECAN COOKIES

6 tablespoons butter, softened slightly
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped pecans
FOR THE MAPLE ICING:
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
pecan halves

Blend butter, sugar, and salt in food processor until creamy and smooth. Add flour and pecans and pulse until crumbly. Add 1 tbsp. water. Mix until just combined. On waxed paper, roll into 1 2-inch-wide log. Refrigerate until firm.

WHEN READY TO BAKE:
Heat oven to 350 degree F.

Cut cookies into 1/4-inch slices and place on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool.

TO MAKE THE MAPLE ICING:
Stir together confectioners' sugar and maple syrup.

Dot icing on cooled cookies by half teaspoons. Top each with pecan half.

Makes 24 cookies
Source: Redbook magazine, August 1998