Pecanlogcookies Recipes

BUTTER PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and egg. Mix until well blended.
• Slowly add flour and salt and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Roll one inch pieces of dough into balls and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten balls with the bottom of a glass dipped in flour. Press a pecan into top of dough.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes until lightly colored.

BUTTER PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Place chopped pecans and 1 tablespoon butter in a baking pan. Bake at 325° for 5-7 minutes or until toasted and browned, stirring frequently. Set aside to cool. , In a large bowl, cream brown sugar and remaining butter until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle. , Roll into 1-in. balls, then roll in toasted pecans, pressing nuts into dough. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Beat egg white until foamy. Dip pecan halves in egg white, then gently press one into each ball. , Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

HOLIDAY PECAN LOGS

Steps:

• Butter an 8-in. square pan with 2 teaspoons butter; set aside. Combine confectioners sugar and milk powder; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter, sugar and corn syrup; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a boil. Stir in confectioners' sugar mixture, about a third at a time, until blended. , Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Continue stirring until the mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon. Spread into prepared pan. Cool. , Cut candy into four strips; cut each strip in half. Shape each into a log; wrap in waxed paper and twist ends. Freeze or refrigerate until firm. , Meanwhile, in a microwave, melt caramels with milk, stirring often. Roll logs in caramel mixture, then in pecans. Wrap in waxed paper. Store at room temperature in airtight containers. Cut into slices with a serrated knife.

TENDER PECAN LOGS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Add the flour, beating on low speed just until combined. Stir in pecans. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle., Shape 1/2 cups into 1/2-in.-thick logs. Cut logs into 2-in. pieces. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar; cool on wire racks.

PECAN MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans. Refrigerate until chilled., Preheat oven to 350°. Roll into 1-in. balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Roll warm cookies in additional confectioners' sugar; cool completely on wire racks. Roll cooled cookies again in confectioners' sugar.

PECAN COOKIE LOGS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Mix butter, sugar, flour, egg yolk, and cinnamon together and press into a lightly greased jelly roll pan.
• 3. Froth egg white and brush over the dough. Sprinkle with chopped pecans and gently press into the cookie dough and egg white.
• 4. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Cut into "fingers" while still warm.

PECAN LOG COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Using food processor, finely grind pecans and set aside.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl and set aside.
• Using electric mixer, mix butter and icing sugar on medium, until pale and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
• Add egg and vanilla, mix until combined.
• Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture and half of pecans, mix until just combined.
• Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes.
• Roll tablespoons of dough into 2" long logs. Roll logs in remaining pecans. Place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper, about 1" apart.
• Bake cookies about 14-15 minutes, rotating pan halfway through. Cookies should be pale golden and slightly cracked.
• Transfer to wire rack to cool, about 5 minutes.
• Sift icing sugar over cookies before serving.