The Best Pecan Meltaways Ever Recipes

BUTTER PECAN MELTAWAYS RECIPE

Steps:

• Toast the pecans, 8-10 minutes at 350F degrees. Let cool.
• Place flour in a medium sized mixing bowl.
• Add the butter.
• Add the pecans.
• Add the sugar.
• Add the vanilla flavoring.
• Work together by hand until fully combined.
• Wrap dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• Divide the dough into one-inch balls.
• Roll each ball of dough between your hands into compact balls.
• Place dough balls, one inch apart, on parchment lined baking sheet.
• Bake at 350F degrees for 10-15 minutes until set. Do not brown.
• Remove from oven and let cool for a couple of minutes.
• Place confectioners sugar in a small mixing bowl.
• One at a time, place a cookie in the sugar and roll it to fully cover with sugar.
• Place back on baking sheet or on a plate. Let cool completely.
• When fully cooled, roll each cookie in the confectioners' sugar again.
• Enjoy!

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.

MELTAWAY PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees farenheit.
• In a food processor with knife blade attached, pulse pecans with 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar until nuts are very finely ground. Add butter and vanilla, and process until smooth, occasionally stopping processor and scraping the side with a rubber spatula.
• Add flour;process until evenly mixed and dough forms.
• With floured hands, shape dough by rounded teaspoon full into small balls.
• Place 1" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 16 - 18 minutes, or until bottoms are lightly browned and cookies are light golden.
• Transfer cookies to wire rack. Cool for 3 minutes, then roll cookies in remaining confectioners' sugar and place back on wire rack to cool.
• When cookies are completely cool, roll in sugar once again.
• Repeat with remaining dough and sugar.

MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Cream butter with an electric mixer until light. Gradually add the fructose and beat thoroughly. Beat in the almond extract, vanilla extract and water.
• Combine the flour, salt and pecans. Add to the creamed mixture, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Roll doll into date-sized balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 13 to 14 minutes. Roll in confectioners' sugar while warm and then again once cool.

LEMON MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until blended. Beat in lemon juice. In a small bowl, whisk flour and cornstarch; gradually beat into butter mixture. Divide dough in half; shape each into an 8-in.-long roll. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 2 hours or until firm., Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake 8-12 minutes or until firm. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in lemon zest, lemon juice and, if desired, food coloring. Spread over cookies.

THE BEST PECAN MELTAWAYS EVER!

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
• Stir in the pecans.
• Refrigerate dough until chilled.
• WHEN READY TO BAKE: Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Roll into one inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 350ºF for 10-12 minutes or until set.
• Roll warm cookies in additional confectioners' sugar; cool completely on wire racks.
• Roll cooled cookies again in additional confectioners' sugar.

MAPLE MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• Measure ingredients into large bowl. Mix on low speed until blended, then medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Roll dough into 1 inch round balls, then place a pecan half on top of ball gently. Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) on ungreased cookie sheet for 12 minutes. Cool slightly on cookie sheet.