CHOCOLATE PECAN THINS

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Categories     Cookies

Yield 18 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

36 pieces pecan halves
1/2 cup sugar
2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp apple butter
1 large egg white(s)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Place pecans on a cookie sheet; bake until nuts begin to brown and are fragrant, about 5 minutes. Remove; set aside. Combine sugar and butters in a medium bowl. Beat on medium speed with an electric mixer until soft. Add egg white and vanilla; beat until combined, scraping mixture off sides of bowl as needed. In a medium bowl, whisk together cocoa, flour and baking powder. Add to butter mixture; beat to combine. Drop dough by even teaspoonfuls, about 1 inch apart, onto 3 ungreased cookie sheets. Place 1 pecan half on top of each cookie. Bake for 12 minutes; remove from oven and allow to cool on pan for 5 minutes. Remove cookies with spatula to a rack to cool completely. Yields 2 cookies per serving.

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