Brown Sugar Biscuits

{photo credit: Trotski-Ash}
SERVINGS: 24   TIME: 25-30 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

• 125g butter, softened
• 250g dark brown sugar
• 1 free-range egg, beaten
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1½ cups plain flour
• pinch of salt
•  ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• pecan halves

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees; rack on centre shelf
2. Grease two large oven trays.
3. Beat the butter and brown sugar together until light and creamy. Add egg and vanilla and beat well.
4. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together. Beat into butter mixture.
5. Roll teaspoonfuls of mixture on a lightly floured surface, then place on the oven trays. Press a pecan half onto each ball of mixture and bake for 15 minutes or until golden. Allow biscuits to cool on a rack.

NOTES:

• Store in an airtight container for up to three weeks.

SOURCE: Trotski-Ash