Pecan Sandies Recipe
Pecan sandies cookies are a slice and bake shortbread cookie with an irresistible melt-in-your-mouth texture and a toasted nutty flavor!
Servings: 24 cookies
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Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour, measure with the fluff/scoop/level method for accuracy
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar, for rolling edges, optional
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. I do this in a stand mixer, but you can use electric beaters, or a wooden spoon. Beat in the extracts and salt.
- Gradually beat in the flour, on low, until combined. Fold in the pecans until evenly dispersed.
- Turn the dough out onto a large piece of parchment or plastic wrap and bring together into a smooth log. If your dough is crumbly, take a minute to bring it together.
- Form the dough into a 10 inch log, smoothing it out as best you can.
- Wrap up in the paper or plastic tightly, twisting the ends to seal. Refrigerate for an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 325F Line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Unwrap your log of dough and carefully slice into 1/3 - 1/2 inch slices. Your dough may crumble a bit on the edges, just push it back into shape with your fingers.
- If you like you can roll the outside edge of each cookie in the granulated sugar before placing it, 2 inches apart, on your cookie sheet. (Occasionally I will lightly coat the whole cookie with sugar, it gives a nice 'sandy' finish after baking.) Bake for about 20 minutes until just starting to turn golden around the edges.
- Cool on a baking rack.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cookie · Calories: 208 kcal · Carbohydrates: 22 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 12 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g · Trans Fat: 0.4 g · Cholesterol: 27 mg · Sodium: 68 mg · Potassium: 42 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 9 g · Vitamin A: 317 IU · Vitamin C: 0.03 mg · Calcium: 13 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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