CLOVE-SPICED COOKIES

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
FOR THE GLAZE:
1/4 cup butter or margarine
Powdered sugar

Beat softened butter and sugars in medium bowl until fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. Mix in flour, cloves, and salt; mix in pecans. Spread mixture in ungreased jelly roll pan.

Bake at 275 degrees F, until golden, about 1 hour. Cool on wire rack.

TO MAKE THE GLAZE:
Heat 1/4 cup butter in small saucepan over medium high heat until butter has turned dark brown; cool. Stir enough powdered sugar into butter to make thin glaze.

Drizzle glaze over cookies. Cut into squares.

Cookies can be stored in airtight container at room temperature 2 weeks, or frozen up to 2 months.

Makes 6 dozen
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe booklet: The Spicy Cookbook (free with the purchase of Listerine), 1982