Orange Pecan Butter Cookies

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup butter, 1/2 lb. softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons orange extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate morsels

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a medium bowl cream together the butter and sugar. add both orange and vanilla extracts, mix well. mix in the egg and stir well.
• 3 in another medium bowl mix together well the flour and baking powder. gradually add flour mixture to the wet ingredients. stir in the chopped pecans and mix well to combine.
• 4 on a ungreased cookie sheet drop rounded teaspoonfuls of cookie dough. bake for approximately 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. cool cookies for 10-12 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
• 5 in a microwavable bowl add the semisweet chocolate morsels. microwave for 1 minute, stirring chocolate halfway through.
• 6 dip only the tops of cookies in the melted chocolate and let set on a cookie sheet covered with wax paper.