Sugar’s Browned-Butter Pecan Balls

Name: Sugar’s Browned-Butter Pecan Balls
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters butter; 355 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 118 milliliters finely chopped pecans; 237 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 Tbsp vanilla

Sugar’s Browned-Butter Pecan Balls might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. One serving contains 78 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 48. Head to the store and pick up butter, vanilla, ground cinnamon, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add pecans; cook about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until butter begins to turn brown. (Butter will get foamy as it cooks so gently stir to prevent nuts from burning.)

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Butter

Pecans

Nuts

Remove from heat; pour into bowl. Refrigerate 15 to 20 minutes or until mixture is cooled.

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Bowl

Heat oven to 350F. In large bowl, beat cooled butter-pecan mixture and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until well mixed.

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Granulated Sugar

Butter

Pecans

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Hand Mixer

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Oven

Add cinnamon and vanilla; beat well. Reduce speed to low; gradually beat in flour until dough forms.

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Cinnamon

Vanilla

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll dough into 1-inch size balls; place on ungreased cookie sheets.

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Dough

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Bake about 12 minutes or until cookies are light golden brown (do not overbake). Immediately remove cookies from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool 1 to 2 minutes.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Place powdered sugar in medium bowl.

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Powdered Sugar