Categories: Cookies

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups softened butter
• 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2-1/2 cups flour-unsifted
• 1-1/2 cups finely crushed plain potato chips
• 1-1/2 cups finely chopped pecans (measure after chopping)
• 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (optional)
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar-for dipping
• approximately 5 dozen pecan halves for decoration

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, sugar, egg yolks, salt and vanilla until they are light and fluffy.

3. Add the flour, crushed potato chips, chopped pecans and lemon zest. mix well. Form one-inch balls with your hands and place 12 on a cookie sheet.

4. Place the 1/3 cup sugar in a small bowl. Spray the bottom of a glass with cooking spray, dip it in the sugar and use it to flatten each dough ball.

5. Place a pecan half in the center of each cookie pressing it down slightly. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until the cookies are starting to turn golden at the edges.

6. Cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes and then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely. yields approximately 8 dozen cookies.

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