How To Make Pecan Shortbread
Pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter make up this flaky pecan shortbread! It has a soft and dense texture with edges that are crisp for a sweet treat.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupunsalted butter,(2 sticks), softened to room temperature
- ½cupbrown sugar,light or dark, packed
- ¼cupgranulated sugar
- 1½tsppure vanilla extract
- 2¼cupsall purpose flour,spooned and leveled
- ½tspground cinnamon
- ¼tspsalt
- ¾cuppecans,finely chopped
For Rolling:
- ¼cupcoarse sugar
- ¼cuppecans,finely chopped
Instructions
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In a large bowl using a hand-held mixer or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together on medium-high speed for about 2 minutes until combined and creamy.
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Beat in the vanilla extract on high speed. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
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Add the flour, cinnamon, and salt, then beat on low speed until combined. Beat in the chopped pecans.
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Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and, with floured hands, divide or cut into two. Shape each half into an 8-inch log, about 2½ inches in diameter.
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Tightly wrap the logs in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 to 4 hours and up to 5 days.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
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Mix the coarse sugar and chopped pecans together on a large plate. One at a time, roll the log into the mixture. Press it down so the nuts and sugar stick to all sides.
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Slice each log into 12 equally thick cookies and place cookies on baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
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Bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes or until brown around the edges.
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Remove from the oven and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Cookies will stay fresh covered at room temperature for 1 week.
Nutrition
- Calories: 167.47kcal
- Fat: 10.76g
- Saturated Fat: 5.13g
- Trans Fat: 0.31g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.68g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.23g
- Carbohydrates: 16.73g
- Fiber: 0.74g
- Sugar: 7.32g
- Protein: 1.68g
- Cholesterol: 20.34mg
- Sodium: 26.42mg
- Calcium: 10.05mg
- Potassium: 36.45mg
- Iron: 0.68mg
- Vitamin A: 64.83µg
- Vitamin C: 0.05mg
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