Swedish Butter Strips Or Maple Pecan Strips (cookies)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (for swedish butter strips) or 3/4 teaspoon maple flavoring (for maple pecan squares)
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f (360° at high altitude).
• 2 in a mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, and salt; blend in remaining ingredients.
• 3 divide dough into 4 equal parts, and shape into 12" rolls.
• 4 place 3" apart on ungreased cookie sheets, and flatten with a floured fork to 1/4" high.
• 5 bake for 15-20 minutes or until delicately browned (golden) at the edges.
• 6 cool for a few minutes and cut with a sharp knife into 1" diagonals.