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3/4 cup softened butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
2 cups flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans

Cream the butter in a large cast-iron cauldron (or mixing bowl). Gradually add the brown sugar, beating well. Add the eggs, lemon juice, and rind, and then beat by hand or with an electric mixer until the mixture is well blended. The next step is to stir in the flour and pecans.

Cover the cauldron with a lid, aluminum foil, or plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight. When ready, shape the dough into one-inch balls and place them about three inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake in a 375-degree preheated oven for approximately eight minutes. Remove from the oven and place on wire racks until completely cool. This recipe yields about 36 cookies which can be served at any of the eight Sabbats, as well as at Esbats and all other Witchy get-togethers.

From The Wicca Spellbook: A Witch's Collection of Wiccan Spells, Potions and Recipes, by Gerina Dunwich


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I decided to make these on a whim yesterday. I had to cut the recipe in half because I had exactly one cup of flour left and I also left out the lemon rind. They're really good and the only problem I had was that I set my (new) oven to 8 hours instead of 8 minutes! Luckily, I noticed it about ten minutes later, so they only ended up a little crispy instead of like blocks of charcoal.