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Pecan Icebox Cookies
[Photograph: Robyn Lee]
Swapped at the SE Cookie Swap by Nick O'Neill and Rebecca O'Kaufman
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Pecan Icebox Cookies
About This Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/4 cup flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans, roasted (optional)
Procedures
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1
Beat together butter and sugars at medium speed until smooth. Add egg and vanilla and beat. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add into sugar mixture. Stir in 1 cup pecans. Refrigerate until set up (firm).
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2
Divide into quarters. Roll into logs. Place pecans onto wax
paper and wrap. Freeze 2 hours, or longer if you want to bake in small batches. They last quite some time in the freezer. -
3
Cut into 1/2-inch thick rounds and bake at 350°F for 10-12 min on a lightly greased baking sheet until golden.
