3 tbsp. butter, melted
1 c. firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
5 tbsp. flour
1 c. pecan halves
1 tsp. vanilla
Pinch of salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine butter and sugar. Mix in remaining ingredients well. Thoroughly grease a cookie sheet and coat with flour. Recoat the cookie sheet before baking. Drop batter by scant teaspoonfuls, 5 inches apart, including a nut half each time. Bake 8 - 10 minutes.

After cookies are baked, wait 1 minute, no longer, before removing them with a spatula to a rack to cool. If they stick, briefly rewarm cookie sheet.