Best Pecan And Sour Cream Sandies Recipes
PECAN AND SOUR CREAM SANDIES
Pecan cookies glazed with lemon.
Provided by Laria Tabul
Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Pecan Dessert Recipes
Yield 42
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Grind the 1/2 cup pecans in a blender, food processor, or food grinder.
- Combine the nuts with the flour and baking powder.
- In a separate bowl beat butter and shortening with an electric mixer for 30 seconds.
- Add the sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg, sour cream and vanilla and beat until well mixed.
- Stir in the flour, baking powder and the ground nuts.
- Divide dough in half. Cover and chill at least 3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Work half of the dough at a time. Keep the other half refrigerated. Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut with desired cookie cutter.
- Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake 7-8 minutes or until done. Remove from sheet and cool on a rack.
- To make lemon glaze: Beat 1 egg white until frothy. Add 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and a dash of salt. Beat well.
- Spread cookies with Lemon Glaze and sprinkle with nuts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 115.1 calories, Carbohydrate 13.7 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 41.2 mg, Sugar 8.1 g
SOUR CREAM AND PECAN SANDIES
These cookies melt in your mouth, a great Xmas cookie. You can shape these into balls or you can roll them and cut out shapes. When making the cutout cookies, chill any dough trimmings before rerolling them. Note: prep time includes chill time.
Provided by CgyVegan
Categories Dessert
Time 3h8m
Yield 80 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Grind the 1/2 cup pecans in a food grinder, food processor, or blender. Stir together ground nuts, flour, and baking powder.
- In a large mixer bowl, beat butter or margarine and shortening with electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add sugar; beat till fluffy. Add egg, sour cream, and vanilla; beat well.
- Add Dry ingredients; beat till well combined.
- Divide dough in half; cover and chill the dough at least 3 hours.
- Working with half of the dough at a time, on a lightly floured surface, roll to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut with desired cookie cutter, or you can shape dough into 1 inch balls.
- Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake cutout cookies in 375 deg. F. oven for 7 to 8 minutes, or till done. For ball shaped cookies, bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove to a wire rack; cook.
- Make lemon glaze: In a mixer bowl beat 1 egg white till frothy. Add 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and a dash of salt. Beat well. Add a few drops of food coloring if desired.
- Spread or drizzle cookies with lemon glaze. Decorate with halved pecans, or chopped or halved pistachio nuts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 54.6, Fat 2.8, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 6.1, Sodium 19.1, Carbohydrate 7, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 4.1, Protein 0.6
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