Nutty Butterscotch Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature (plus one tablespoon)
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 6 ounces butterscotch chips
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon rum extract
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 3 -4 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 cream all of the butter with powdered sugar and salt till light and fluffy.
• 2 blend in flour, mix well.
• 3 add butterscotch chips and 1 cup finely chopped pecans.
• 4 shape dough, a scant teaspoonful at a time, into balls.
• 5 place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 6 bake in 325 degree oven for 15 minutes or until firm but not brown.
• 7 let cool on wire racks.
• 8 mix rum glaze ingredients until smooth.
• 9 you can either dip the cookies in the glaze or use a spoon to pour over cookies. sprinkle with chopped pecans.