Christmas Puffs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. sifted 10x powdered sugar
1 egg, separated
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. sifted flour
1/4 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 c. chopped pecans
candied red cherries

Preparation

Cream butter with powdered sugar until light.
Beat in egg yolk and vanilla; gradually sift in flour and salt, blending well to make a stiff dough.
Form into small balls (teaspoon is just right).
Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
With a wooden spoon, make a well in center of cookie.
Beat egg white until foamy in small bowl.
Fold in sugar until meringue stands in stiff peaks. Fold in pecans; spoon into wells.
Bake in oven at 350\u00b0 for 15 minutes.
Top each cookie with half a cherry.
Makes 4 dozen.