Pecan Butter Cookies

1 cup Brown sugar -- firmly packed

3/4 cup Butter or margarine -- room

temperature 1/4 cup Milk

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1 Egg

2 cups Flour

1/2 teaspoon Baking soda

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1 cup Pecans -- coarsely chopped

In mixing bowl, cream brown sugar and butter until smooth. Blend in milk, vanilla and egg. Stir flour, soda and aslt togehter. Add flour mix together to creamed mix; blend to make a smooth dough. Add pecans. Spoon by rounded spoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375~ for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from cookie sheets immediately. Cool on racks.

VARIATIONS: Chocolate-Pecan Butter Cookies: Add 1 cup min chocolate chips to dough along with the pecans. Coconut Butter Cookies: Add 2 cups flaked coconut instead of the pecans.