Spread icing on top of cooked and cooled cookies, decorating each with a pecan half.

It also includes the ingredients of cherries and pecan halves.

A pound of pecan halves, which can sell for as much as $9 a pound, is $3.99.

One day we had a delicious turkey and wild rice salad (with pecan halves, yellow and red pepper strips).

Desserts are minimal, but the pecan pie, with huge pecan halves and a not-too-sweet filling, was preferable to a commercial-tasting apple strudel.

Place the rounds on a baking sheet, press a pecan half into the center of each and bake until the biscuits are golden, about 12 to 15 minutes.

For early evening starters, get some shelled pecan halves, heat them in oil and sprinkle with chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt, sugar and lemon juice.

In the container of a food processor, combine 1/2cup of the pecan halves and sugar and pulse until the pecans are very finely ground.

Serve hot, garnishing each bowl with a pecan half.

Remove from the heat and stir in the pecan halves.