Recipe - Praline Drops

COOKIES
1 2/3 cup Sifted allpurpose flour
One half teaspoon Baking soda
One fourth teaspoon Salt
2/3 cup Butter or margarine;
softened
2/3 cup Dark brown sugar; firmly
packed
1 Egg; unbeaten
One half teaspoon Vanilla extract
One half teaspoon Maple flavoring
Three fourths cup Coarsely chopped pecans
Three fourths cup Pecan halves

PRALINE GLAZE
One half cup Dark brown sugar; firmly
packed
1 tablespoon Dark corn syrup
1 tablespoon Water
1 cup Sifted confectioner's sugar
1 tablespoon Water; or more

Cookies: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets lightly with
unsalted shortening. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Work
butter in a bowl until creamy. Add sugar and beat until light and ffluffy.
Add egg, vanilla and maple flavoring; beat thoroughly. Gradually add sifted
dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Stir in chopped nuts. Drop batter by
rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Place a
pecan half on each cookie. Bake 1214 minutes, until edges are lightly
browned. Remove cookies from sheets and place on wire cake racks. While
cookies are still warm, spoon a little Praline Glaze over each cookie. Cool
and store in an airtight container. Makes about 3One half dozen cookies.

Praline Glaze: In a small saucepan combine brown sugar, corn syrup and 1
tablespoon water. Place over moderate heat (about 250 degrees) and bring to
a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in confectioner's
sugar and 1 tablespoon water. Beat until smooth. Add a few drops of water,
if necessary, to make it pour easily.

REDBOOK, DEC 1972, "THE GREAT

CHRISTMAS COOKIESWAP COOKBOOK"

From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained
lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc. Downloaded from Glen's MM
Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.