Best South Texas Pecan Sandies Recipes
PECAN SANDIES
Steps:
- Make Classic Shortbread dough, adding 3/4 cup ground pecans with the flour. Roll into two 1-inch-thick logs and chill 30 minutes. Slice into 1/2-inch-thick rounds and press a pecan into each. Brush the cookies with beaten egg and chill 30 minutes, then bake 12 to 15 minutes at 375 degrees.
PECAN SANDIES
Very good melt in your mouth cookies. Makes a bunch.
Provided by m-ann
Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Pecan Dessert Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 96
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, cream together the margarine, vegetable oil, 1 cup white sugar and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in the pecans. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and roll each ball in remaining white sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are golden. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 90.3 calories, Carbohydrate 8.8 g, Cholesterol 3.9 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 60.8 mg, Sugar 4.5 g
PECAN SANDIES COOKIES
Whenever Mother made these cookies, there never seemed to be enough! Even now when I make them, they disappear quickly. These melt-in-your mouth treats are great with a cold glass of milk or a steaming mug of hot chocolate. -Debbie Carlson, San Diego, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 5 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add water and vanilla; mix well. Gradually add flour; fold in pecans. , Roll dough into 1-in. balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets and flatten with fingers. , Bake 20-25 minutes or until bottom edges are golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. When cool, dust with confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 118 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 16mg cholesterol, Sodium 49mg sodium, Carbohydrate 9g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
SOUTH TEXAS PECAN SANDIES
This is from a HEB cookbook. HEB stores are found all over South Texas. I have made these and they are to die for!! (I think so anyway)!! :) Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!!
Provided by babygirl65
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Yield 48 cookies, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat over to 350
- Combine butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and vanilla* in a large bowl and mix with electric mixer for about 3 minutes on high speed until mix is light and fluffy.
- Add flour, salt and nuts to the butter mix slowly at low speed until all ingredients are blended.
- Divid cookie dough in half. Shape each cookie dough portion into a log, 1 1/2" in diameter. Wrap the logs in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour or more.
- Cut the dough logs into 1/4" slices and place 1/2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake cookies for 15 minutes or until lightly browned on top. Remove cookies from the baking sheet immediately and roll them in the remaining powdered sugar.
- Place cookies on a rack to cool before storing in a container.
- *I always use Mexican vanilla when baking and it makes a difference.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 628.3, Fat 44.2, SaturatedFat 20.6, Cholesterol 81.3, Sodium 465.2, Carbohydrate 54.4, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 20.5, Protein 6.3
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