PRALINE BUTTER COOKIES

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Butter cookies.

Provided by ERIN CAROL

Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Praline Recipes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
2 egg yolks
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons praline liqueur
2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup pecan halves

Steps:

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in vanilla and praline liqueur.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well. Shape dough into 1 inch balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Press a pecan half into center of each cookie. Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 178.3 calories, Carbohydrate 17.5 g, Cholesterol 37.4 mg, Fat 11.4 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 1.8 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 79.6 mg, Sugar 9 g