Maple-Pecan Balls
1/2 cup butter or margarine --at room temperature 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 large egg 1 teaspoon maple extract
Ingredients
- 1/2cupbutter or margarine
- 2tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2teaspoonbaking powder
- 1large egg
- 1teaspoonmaple extract
- 1teaspoonvanilla extract
- 11/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4cuppecans -- finely chopped
Directions
- 1
1/2 cup butter or margarine --at room temperature 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking powde
- 2
In a large bowl, combine the butter, sugars, baking powder, egg, maple extract and vanilla extract
- 3
beat with an electric mixer until fluffy, scraping the sides of the bowl several times
- 4
With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour, beating just until blended
- 5
Stir in the pecans
- 6
Shape level measuring tablespoonfuls of dough into 1 1/4-inch balls
- 7
Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets
- 8
Press a pecan half into the top of each ball