Lemon Pecan Drops

• 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup pecans, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
• 1 to 3 tablespoons milk
• Coarse grain white sugar

1. Heat oven to 325F.
2. Combine 1 cup butter and sugar in large bowl.
3. Beat at medium speed until creamy.
4. Add flour, pecans and 1 tablespoon lemon zest; beat at low speed until dough forms.
5. Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
6. Place 1-inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
7. Bake 18-20 minutes or until set.
8. Cool on cookie sheets 1 minute; remove to cooling rack.
9. Cool completely.
10. Combine all glaze ingredients except milk in bowl.
11. Beat at medium speed, gradually adding enough milk for desired dipping consistency.
12. Dip tops of cooled cookies into glaze; shake off excess glaze.
13. Place onto waxed paper; sprinkle tops with coarse grain sugar.
14. Let stand 1 hour or until glaze is set.
15. Store in loosely covered container between sheets of waxed paper.

butter, sugar, flour, pecans, freshly grated lemon zest, powdered sugar, butter, light corn syrup, freshly squeezed lemon juice, freshly grated lemon zest, milk, grain white sugar

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/1672/lemon-pecan-drops (may not work)