Swedish Butter Cookies Recipe

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Among our large family's Christmas Eve traditions is enjoying these delectable cookies-one of the 20 varieties my sister bakes for the holiday. They have a pleasing pecan flavor and are so buttery and delicate, they almost melt in your mouth.

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Swedish Butter Cookies Recipe

Prep: 45 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 33 Servings

45 15 60

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg, separated
1 tablespoon half-and-half cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
Additional chopped pecans
Halved red maraschino cherries or red jelly of your choice

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg yolk, cream and vanilla. Combine the flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in finely chopped pecans. Roll into 3/4-in. balls.
In a small bowl, beat egg white. Dip balls in egg white, then roll in additional pecans. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center of each ball. Top each ball with a cherry half or fill with jelly. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Carefully remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 5-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 104 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 22 mg cholesterol, 64 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Swedish Butter Cookies in Country Woman November/December 2004, p33