Maple Meltaways - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons maple extract
2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup pecan halves

Preparation

Beat the margarine, sugar and extract together.
In a separate bowl, stir the flour and salt together, then beat into the margarine mixture until fluffy.
Roll into 1-inch balls and place on a sprayed cookie sheet.
Gently press a pecan half onto each cookie.
Bake 12 minutes at 350\u00b0F; let cool slightly on pans before lifting onto cooling racks.
Keeps 2 weeks in a covered tin, and freezes well.
Note: This recipe does not call for eggs.