Maple Pecan Shortbread

Name: Maple Pecan Shortbread
Prep time: 2 h 40 min
Cook time: 2 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: 40
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 237 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 414 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters maple sugar or granulated sugar; 3 Tbsps real maple syrup; 40 pecan halves, if desired; 237 milliliters finely chopped pecans, toasted; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters coarse sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Maple Pecan Shortbread might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 40 servings with 111 calories, 1g of protein, and 7g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up pecan halves, vanilla, salt, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 40 minutes.

Instructions

In large bowl, beat butter, 1/2 cup of the maple sugar, the vanilla and salt with electric mixer on medium speed 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. On low speed, gradually add flour, beating just until blended. Stir in chopped pecans.

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Pecan Pieces

Maple Sugar

Vanilla

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Shape dough into 11x2-inch log.

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Dough

Mix remaining 1/4 cup maple sugar and coarse sugar; roll dough log in sugar mixture, pressing lightly to coat. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.

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Sugar

Maple Sugar

Dough

Roll

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Heat oven to 350F. Unwrap dough; cut into 40 (1/4-inch) slices. On ungreased cookie sheets, place slices 1 inch apart. Top each slice with pecan half.

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Dough

Pecans

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks to cool completely.

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Oven

Brush cookies with maple syrup.

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Maple Syrup

Let stand until dry.

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Servings:

237milliliters

butter or margarine, softened 414milliliters

Gold all-purpose flour 177milliliters

maple sugar or granulated sugar 3Tbsps

real maple syrup 40

pecan halves, if desired 237milliliters

finely chopped pecans, toasted 0teaspoons

salt 59milliliters

coarse sugar 1teaspoon

vanilla

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Von Winning Winnings Riesling with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 20 dollars per bottle.