Easy Pecan Cookies Food

BUTTER PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and egg. Mix until well blended.
• Slowly add flour and salt and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Roll one inch pieces of dough into balls and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten balls with the bottom of a glass dipped in flour. Press a pecan into top of dough.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes until lightly colored.

PECAN PIE COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a saucepan, and stir in the confectioners' sugar and corn syrup until the sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring often, and stir in the pecans until well combined. Refrigerate the mixture for 30 minutes to chill.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift the flour and baking powder together in a bowl, and set aside.
• Beat brown sugar, 3/4 cup butter, egg, and vanilla extract in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until the mixture is creamy, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat in the flour mixture until well mixed. Pinch off about 1 tablespoon of dough, and roll it into a ball. Press the dough into the bottom of an ungreased cupcake pan cup, and use your thumb to press the dough into a small piecrust shape, with 1/4-inch walls up the sides of the cupcake cup. Repeat with the rest of the dough. Fill each little crust with about 1 teaspoon of the prepared pecan filling.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cookie shells are lightly browned, 10 to 13 minutes. Watch closely after 10 minutes. Let the cookies cool in the cupcake pans for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to finish cooling.

EASY PECAN SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• To toast pecans, sprinkle in ungreased heavy skillet. Cook over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently until nuts begin to brown, then stirring constantly until nuts are light brown. Remove from heat; cool.
• In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Gradually add flour, beating just until blended. Stir in toasted pecans and vanilla.
• Divide dough in half; shape each portion into 2 (1 1/4-inch-thick) logs (about 12 inches long). Wrap in cooking parchment paper; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
• Heat oven to 325°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. Unwrap dough; cut into 1/4-inch slices. On cookie sheets, place slices 1/2 inch apart.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream together sugar and butter. Stir in 1 egg and add other ingredients. Drop from a teaspoon onto parchment-lined cookie sheets at least 3 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cookies will spread, will be thin and subject to sticking. Remove carefully while still a little warm.

EASY PECAN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In mixing bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil, water, and sugar.
• Mix Well.
• Add in pecans and chocolate chips.
• Mix Well.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls on slightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 15 minutes or til lightly browned.

OATMEAL PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F; lightly grease a baking sheet.
• If using old fashioned oats pulse them in a food processor a few times.
• Combine the oats, nuts, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and orange zest (if using) in a food processor, blender or a medium bowl (if using an immersion blender). Pulse until the nuts are finely chopped and evenly distributed. **You should end up with a fine meal. This is taking the place of flour**.
• Beat the butter and sugars in a large bowl until smooth.
• Add the egg, scraping the bowl and beating until smooth.
• Stir in the vinegar and vanilla, then the oat mixture.
• Drop the dough by 1/2 tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. (They don't spread much).
• Bake cookies for 10-14 minutes until the edges are barely browned.
• Remove them from the oven and let them cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to rack or paper bag to cool completely.
• **Mine turned out as small round puffy soft and slightly chewy cookies**.

BUTTER PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Place chopped pecans and 1 tablespoon butter in a baking pan. Bake at 325° for 5-7 minutes or until toasted and browned, stirring frequently. Set aside to cool. , In a large bowl, cream brown sugar and remaining butter until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle. , Roll into 1-in. balls, then roll in toasted pecans, pressing nuts into dough. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Beat egg white until foamy. Dip pecan halves in egg white, then gently press one into each ball. , Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.