Step 2

Cream butter with powdered sugar and salt until light and fluffy.

Step 5

Blend in flour; mix well.

Step 8

Add butterscotch chips and 1 cup finely chopped pecans.

Step 11

Mix well by hand.

Step 14

Shape dough, a scant teaspoonful at a time, into balls. Place 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Step 17

Bake in 325 F oven for 15- 20 minutes or until firm but not brown. Let cool on wire racks.

Step 20

Make rum glaze. Mix the powdered sugar, rum extract, and milk until smooth.

Step 23

You can either dip the cookies in the glaze or use a spoon to pour over cookies.

Step 25

9. Sprinkle with chopped pecans and allow the glaze to set up.