Pecan Cookie Mix in a Jar With Marshmallow Glaze

from Jackie Gannaway books...

• Ready In: 26 mins
• Yields: 30 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pecans
• 1  cup light brown sugar, packed
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda

• MARSHMALLOW GLAZE

• 1⁄2 cup mini marshmallows
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1. Layer ingredients in order given in a 1 quart wide mouth jar.
2. Press each layer firmly in place.
3. Add flour mixture in several additions.pressing each addition in till it becomes firm.
4. Put glaze ingredients in a zipper sandwich bag.label it "GLAZE MIX".
5. add a ball of foil to top of jar to keep ingredients in place.
6. attach the following instructions.
7. remove the glaze mix bag from jar.set aside.
8. empty jar ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
9. blend thoroughly with a whisk.
10. add 1 1/4 sticks very soft butter.
11. 1 large egg and 1 tsp vanilla.
12. Mix with electric mixer until a crumbly dough is formed.
13. finish mixing with your hands until dough if formed.shape dough into 1" balls.place 2" apart on sprayed cookie sheet.
14. flatten cookie with your fingertips.
15. bake at 350* for 16-20 minutes.cool 5 minutes on baking sheets.then remove to wire racks.make frosting .empty frosting bag contents into a small microwave safe bowl.add 3 tbls butter or margarine.microwave 20 seconds.stir well.microwave 10 more seconds.stir until all marshmallows are melted.put some on each cooled cookie.