Butternuts

Step 1

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

Step 2

Blend in flour; mix well.

Step 3

Add butterscotch chips and 1 cup finely chopped pecans.

Step 4

Mix well by hand.

Step 5

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

Step 6

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

Step 7

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

Step 8

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

Step 9

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