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Butternuts:

 

Ingredients:

 

3/4 Cup Plus 1 T. Butter, Room Temperature
1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
1/4 Tsp. Salt
1-3/4 Cup All Purpose Flour
6-oz. Package Butterscotch Chips
1 Cup Finely Chopped Pecans

 

Rum Glaze:

 

3 Cups Powdered Sugar
1 Tsp. Rum Extract
1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans
3-4 T. Milk Or Water

 

Directions:

 

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

 

Blend in flour, mix well.

 

Add butterscotch chips and 1 cup finely chopped pecans.

 

Shape dough, a scant teaspoonful at a time, into balls.

 

Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

 

Bake in 325 degree oven for 15 minutes or until firm, but, not brown.

 

Let cool on wire racks.

 

Make Rum Glaze:

 

Put all of the ingredients in a mixing bowl; mix until smooth.

 

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

 

Sprinkle with chopped pecans.