The Best Homemade Pecan Sandies

Indulge in the best homemade pecan sandies. These buttery cookies with chopped pecans and a crisp texture are perfect for the holiday season.

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Pecan Sandies are delicious cookies for those that enjoy the simpler things. This is not a style of cookie that is packed with chocolate chips, candy or marshmallows. The base is a buttery cookie studded with lots of chopped pecans and the exterior is rolled in sugar before baking, giving it a crisp “sandy” texture.

This recipe makes five dozen, so pick up a few decorative cookie tins, pack them with this gems and give them to your friends this holiday season.

The Best Homemade Pecan Sandies

Ali @ Jamhands.net

Indulge in the best homemade pecan sandies. These buttery cookies with chopped pecans and a crisp texture are perfect for the holiday season.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Total Time 27 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 60 cookies

Calories 131 kcal

Equipment

• parchment paper
• baking sheets

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup unsalted butter softened
• ¾ cups oil
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 cups chopped pecans

Topping

• ⅓ granulated sugar

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 325-f. In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter, oil, and sugars. Mix in the eggs, vanilla, and salt.
• Add 2 cups of flour and mix. Add baking soda and cream of tartar and mix again. Stir in remaining flour until combined. Stir in pecans.
• Roll dough into 1 inch balls and roll each ball in sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden.
• Allow cookies to cool on the sheet for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

Notes

Pecan Sandies freeze well after baking. Recipe from Back For Seconds

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 131kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 41mgPotassium: 36mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 106IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg

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