Pecan Sandies are crispy buttery sweets made by a simple yet easy recipe with a bunch of super good flavors in it. The crushed and roasted pecans are added to the dough and these pecans that are used to top the cookies make the serving more elegant. The cookies are stored in air-tight containers and then you can serve them anytime along with the evening or morning coffees.
Pecan Sandies are made up in just half an hour and the whole time is worth enough to get the cookies made. Every bite of each cookie is crunchy enough to melt all the flavors in your mouth and tastes super yummy.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup chopped Pecans
Method to Make the Pecan Sandies
Put the pecans on a cutting board and chop them all using a sharp knife.
Put all these chopped pecans into a baking pan and roast them in the oven for 2-3 minutes. These will get fragrant and will be toasted enough.
Bring the butter and use the same sharp knife to slice the butter into smaller pieces.
Add the sliced butter to a stand mixer. Then sprinkle some salt over the butter. Bring the powdered sugar and the granulated sugar and add these to the butter mix.
Blend at low speed until a fluffy and creamy mixture is formed in the end.
Bring the vanilla and add it to the fluffy mixture. Then add the all-purpose flour to the butter mixture. Beat again at low speed.
Add the toasted pecans to the thick dough and blend again. You should add a little water to adjust the consistency of the thick dough.
Spread and roll the dough on a floured surface and then knead this dough. Roll the dough into a sheet of parchment paper. Keep it for a few minutes and then open it up.
Then slice the rolls into smaller rounded cookies.
You can also use a cookie cutter to adjust or maintain the shape of all those cookies.
Put all the cookies on the parchment paper in the baking pan and top each cookie with the pecan.
Bake the cookies for at least 10-12 minutes and you get your perfect cookies in the end.
Serve the cookies along with Tea and have fun.
FAQs?
What is Pecan Sandies made of?
Pecans Sandies are made of roasted pecans, creamy butter, and the sugar and vanilla flavor in the dough. The dough is then rolled and diced into the cookies.
Why are Pecan Sandies extremely good?
Pecans Sandies are super yummy and good due to the good flavored and blended fluffy butter. The addition of vanilla and pecan are the main ingredients responsible for having yummy Pecan Sandies.
Pecan Sandies Southern Living Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup chopped Pecans
Instructions
- Put the pecans on a cutting board and chop them all using a sharp knife.
- Put all these chopped pecans into a baking pan and roast them in the oven for 2-3 minutes. These will get fragrant and will be toasted enough.
- Bring the butter and use the same sharp knife to slice the butter into smaller pieces.
- Add the sliced butter to a stand mixer. Then sprinkle some salt over the butter. Bring the powdered sugar and the granulated sugar and add these to the butter mix.
- Blend at low speed until a fluffy and creamy mixture is formed in the end.
- Bring the vanilla and add it to the fluffy mixture. Then add the all-purpose flour to the butter mixture. Beat again at low speed.
- Add the toasted pecans to the thick dough and blend again. You should add a little water to adjust the consistency of the thick dough.
- Spread and roll the dough on a floured surface and then knead this dough. Roll the dough into a sheet of parchment paper. Keep it for a few minutes and then open it up.
- Then slice the rolls into smaller rounded cookies.
- You can also use a cookie cutter to adjust or maintain the shape of all those cookies.
- Put all the cookies on the parchment paper in the baking pan and top each cookie with the pecan.
- Bake the cookies for at least 10-12 minutes and you get your perfect cookies in the end.
- Serve the cookies along with Tea and have fun.
