Pecan Drops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. margarine or butter
2 c. sifted powdered sugar
2 c. all-purpose flour
1/3 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. coarsely chopped pecans
sugar
pecan halves

Preparation

In
a
bowl,
beat margarine or butter with an electric mixer on\tmedium\tto
high
speed
about\t30 seconds or until softened. Add
powdered
sugar, about half of the flour, half of
the
milk and
the
vanilla to the margarine.
Beat until thoroughly combined,
scraping
sides\tof
bowl occasionally. Then
beat
or stir
in
remaining
flour\tand milk.
Stir in chopped
pecans. Drop
dough from a rounded teaspoon 2 inches apart\ton an ungreased cookie sheet.
Sprinkle with sugar.
If desired, lightly press a pecan half in center of each cookie. Bake
in
a 375\u00b0
oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are slightly golden.
Remove
cookies
and
cool
on a wire rack. Makes about 48.