Recipe: Praline Cookies with Brown Sugar Glaze

Praline Cookies with Brown Sugar Glaze
rec.food.recipes/Carol Sharp (1993)
Makes about 4 dozen cookies

1 1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup solid shortening
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Brown Sugar Glaze:
2 Tablespoons butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 to 2 1/2 Tbsp milk
3/4 cup powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except pecans and glaze. Blend at medium speed to form s stiff dough. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 10 to 13 minutes until deep golden brown. Cool.

Top each cookie with 1/2 tsp pecans.

In small saucepan, melt butter, stir in brown sugar and milk. Add powdered sugar; blend to make a glazing consistency. Drizzle glaze over pecans.