Adding favorite web pages as desktop icons

Is there a way to add favorite web pages as a desktop icon, instead of using bookmarks in Safari? I would like a quicker way to access favorite sites.
Thanks in advance.

Sorry - I figured it out. You simply drag the bookmark from the listed bookmarks to the desktop.

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