Title: Pecan Tea Cookies
Categories: Cookie
Yield: 60 Cookies

1	c	Butter or margarine
2	c	C and H Powdered Sugar - unsifted
1		Egg
1/2	ts	Vanilla
2	c	All-purpose flour
1/8	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Nutmeg
1		Egg yolk
1	tb	Water
		Pecan halves

Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, salt and nutmeg. Add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Shape into small balls. Place on greased cookie sheet. Mix egg yolk and water. Brush each cookie with egg mixture. Lightly press pecan half on top of cookie. Bake in 350-degree oven 12 to 15 minutes.

Reprinted with permission from: Powdered Sugar Cookies from the C and H Sugar Kitchen by Jean Porter Electronic format by Karen Mintzias

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