Pecan Cutout Cookies.
You can cook Pecan Cutout Cookies using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Pecan Cutout Cookies
- Prepare 2 cup of pecan halves (8oz).
- It's 1 cup of sugar- divided.
- Prepare 2 cup of all-purpose flour.
- You need 1 cup of cold butter, cubed.
- You need 1 of vanilla sugar.
- Prepare 2/3 cup of granulated sugar.
- You need 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
Pecan Cutout Cookies instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°. Place pecaans and 1/2 cup sugar in a food processor. Process until pecans are finely ground.Transfer to a large bowl..
- Stir and remaining sugar into pecan mixture.Cut in butter until crumbly. Transfer mixture to a clean work surface; knead gently to form a smooth dough.About 2 min. ( mixture will be very crumbly at first. But will come together and form a dough as it is kneaded) Divide dough in half..
- On a lightly floured surface. Roll each portion of dough to 1/4" thick. Cut with a floured cookie cutter. Place cutouts 1" apart on ungreaed baking sheet..
- Bake 10-12 min.or until edges begin to brown .Cool on pans 5 min. Meanwhile in a shallow bowl, mix vanilla sugar ing.Mix well until blended..
- Dip warm cookies in vanilla sugar to coat. Cool completely on wire racks. Store in airtight container..