Chinese Chews

1 stick butter
1 box light brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup chopped pecans

Cream sugar and butter together. Add eggs and mix one
at a time. Add in the remaining ingredients. Bake at
350 degrees for 20 minutes - NO longer - on large
greased and floured cookie sheet. After baking, rub
the top with confectioner's sugar - cut and store.
Can be frozen.

These cookies are extremely temperamental. If its in one
minute too long or taken out one minute too soon they
will either be hard as a rock or gummy. I personally
had to bake mine 23 minutes. Watch for puffiness in the
middle of the pan. If its puffy in spots, leave it in
for a minute more and check again. When most of the
puffiness goes down, take them out IMMEDIATELY. This
seems to be a good rule of thumb that works best for
me. Your oven may vary.


Bunny McElwee
President, Lowcountry Miata Club www.lowcountrymiataclub.net
1991 Mariner Blue with Red & White Stripes "BlueFlash"


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