Pecan Shortbread Cookies
These Butter Pecan Nuggets are small bites of buttery shortbread with a pecan half in the center of the dough. Topped off with a light glaze drizzle and some festive sprinkles, these are a great cookie to put out on your holiday cookie tray!
Servings 48 cookies
Calories 90kcal
Ingredients
For the cookies
- ¾ cup pecan halves , toasted
- 1 cup butter
- ⅔ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2½ cups flour
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
For the icing drizzle
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 teaspoons milk
- colored sugars (optional)
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar. Cook and stir til butter is melted. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Set aside to cool
- Stir flour into butter mixture til well mixed. Shape dough into ¾ inch balls. Press a toasted pecan half into each ball and enclose nut in dough to form an oval.
- Place on cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes or til done. Remove and cool.
- In a small bowl, stir together powdered sugar, vanilla and enough milk to make a drizzling consistency. Place frosting in decorating bag and cut at the very tip to make a small hole. Drizzle over cookies. Sprinkle with colored sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 120IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.4mg | Net Carbohydrates: 10g
