Shelly's Recipe

CINNAMON COOKIES

Category: Cookies

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
3 cups finely chopped pecans

Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 to 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add flour and cinnamon, beating well. (Dough will be stiff.)

Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness between sheets of parchment paper. Remove top sheet of parchment, and invert dough onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Remove parchment paper, and press pecans evenly into
dough.

Bake cookies at 350 degrees for 15 minutes; reduce heat to 250 degrees, and bake 10 more minutes. Remove from oven, and cut cookies (while dough is hot) into 3- x 1 1/2-inch rectangles, using a pizza cutter. Cool on a wire rack. Makes 3 dozen.