brown-eyed susans ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons hot water

Recipe

• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). grease cookie sheets.
• in a medium bowl, cream the butter, margarine and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. stir in the vanilla. add the flour and mix until just blended. do not overmix.
• roll dough into 1 inch balls. place cookies 2 inches apart into prepared cookie sheets. make a slight indentation in the center. bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. cookies should be lightly browned. cool slightly and frost the center of each cookie.
• to make the icing, combine the confectioners' sugar, cocoa and vanilla in a small bowl. stir in the hot water 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached. drizzle the icing from the tip of a knife or spoon the center of each cookie. allow the cookies time to set up before serving.