Lemon Bonbons

BelleTerre's Note:

My favorite Aunt found this in one of her cookbooks, so we tried it. Nice little cookie for baby showers or wedding showers.

• Total Time: 27 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 36 cookies

Cookie dough

• 1 cup butter , no substitutions
• 1⁄3; cup powdered sugar
• ¾ cup cornstarch
• 1 ¼ cups flour
• ½ cup fine chopped pecans

Lemon glaze

• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions:

1. Chop pecans very fine.
2. Scatter on a cookie tray that has been lined with wax paper.
3. Cream butter with sugar.
4. Stir in cornstarch and flour. Mix well.
5. Form dough into 1 inch balls.
6. Press balls into the pecans with the bottom of a glass that has been dipped in sugar .
7. Transfer cookies to another cookie tray 2 inches apart.
8. Bake 12 to 15 minutes at 350°F.
9. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
10. Mix glaze. Will be thin enough to drizzle over cookies.
11. When cool glaze cookies with the lemon icing.