Mrs. Robinson's Meltaway Cookies

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 1/4 cups butter, softened and divided
• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons water

Recipe

• 1 combine cheese and 1 cup of the softened butter in a large mixer bowl; mix thoroughly.
• 2 add flour gradually, beating until dough forms a ball (add extra flour if dough doesn't form a good ball).
• 3 divide dough into thirds; wrap in wax paper and chill several hours.
• 4 roll each piece into a 9-inch circle on a lightly floured board.
• 5 combine remaining butter, sugar, cinnamon, and pecans; spread each circle of the dough with 1/3 of the sugar mixture.
• 6 cut each circle into 16 pie shaped pieces and roll each up tightly, beginning at the wide end.
• 7 place the pointed end down on a greased cookie sheet.
• 8 beat egg yolks and water together and brush on cookies.
• 9 bake in a preheated oven at 400f about 20 minutes.