BUTTERNUT COOKIES 
3/4 c. butter
1/2 c. 10X sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 3/4 c. sifted flour
1 (6 oz.) pkg. butterscotch chips
1 c. finely chopped pecans

Cream together butter, 10X sugar, and salt. Blend in flour and mix until smooth. Stir in butterscotch chips and pecans. Shape dough into balls using about a scant teaspoon at a time.

Place on an ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart and bake until firm but not brown at 325 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove and cool completely. Decorate with icing and sprinkles or candied cherries. Makes about 6 dozen cookies.

RUM GLAZE ICING:

2 c. 10X sugar
1/4 c. light rum
Food coloring (optional)

Beat until smooth. Makes about 3/4 cup.

recipe reviews
Butternut Cookies
   #139687
 Beverly (Nevada) says:
The dough was too dry to form a ball, I added a little milk to moisten the dough so I could form it into balls, I made them a little larger, and cooked them 20 min,, I still got the same amount, They are very good and I will make them again, with the extra milk added.

 

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