Pecan Shortbread Cookies

Name: Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons baking soda; 18 (about) pecan halves; 118 milliliters pecans, toasted; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters unbleached all purpose flour; 118 milliliters (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp whipping cream

Pecan Shortbread Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 113 calories, 1g of protein, and 8g of fat. This vegetarian recipe serves 18. If you have baking soda, unbleached all purpose flour, vanillan extract, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Finely grind toasted pecans and sugar in processor. Blend in flour, baking soda, and salt.

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Baking Soda

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Add butter; cut in using on/off turns until coarse meal forms.

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Butter

Add cream and vanilla. Process using on/off turns until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.

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Vanilla

Cream

Dough

Place sheet of waxed paper on work surface.

Sprinkle waxed paper lightly with flour.

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All Purpose Flour

Place dough disk in center of waxed paper and top with second sheet.

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Dough

Roll out dough to 1/4- to 3/8-inch thickness. Using 2-inch fluted cookie cutter, cut out cookies.

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Cut Out Cookies

Dough

Roll

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Cookie Cutter

Transfer to large baking sheet. Gather scraps, reroll, and cut out additional cookies. Press 1 pecan half into center of each cookie. Refrigerate cookies 1 hour.

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Pecans

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Baking Sheet