Best Chocolate Dipped Pecan Logs Recipes

CHOCOLATE DIPPED PECAN LOGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325*F.
• Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or leave the sheets ungreased.
• Using electric mixer on medium speed, cream butter, sugar and vanilla in medium mixing bowl until light and fluffy, about 1 1/2 minutes. Stop the mixer once or twice to scrape down bowl with rubber spatula.
• Add flour and salt and blend on medium speed about 1 minute. Scrape the bowl and add the nuts with several more turns of the mixer.
• Measure out slightly rounded tbls. of dough and shape them into little logs 2 1/2" long. Place the logs 1 1/2" apart on prpared cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with your palm so they are about 1 1/2" wide.
• Bake cookies until lightly golden, about 30-35 minutes. Cool on cookie sheets.
• When cookies are cool, melt the chocolate in top of double boiler placed over simmering water.
• Pour the melted chocolate into a small deep bowl and dip half of each cookie into the chocolate, using the rim of the bowl to scrape any excess chocolate off the bottom of the cookie.
• As they are dipped, place the cookies on a large sheet of waxed paper and allow to set until the chocolate hardens, several hours. If it is a humid day, refrigerate them in order to speed the procees. Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE-DIPPED PECAN SHORTBREAD LOGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a food processor, pulse the pecans until finely ground. Add flour and sugar, and continue to pulse. Then add the butter, salt and vanilla, and pulse until dough is smooth. Place mixture in bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let chill for 30 minutes. Once dough has chilled, shape it between wax paper into logs about the thickness of cigarettes. Trim to three-inch lengths and place on baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes, or until just beginning to color. Leave on sheet for 1 minute, then remove to wire rack to cool. In a double boiler (a heat-proof boil set over simmering hot water), gently melt chocolate and stir in the vegetable shortening. Dip cookies and place on wax paper until chocolate has hardened.