Pecan Sandies Recipe

 

Pecan Sandies Recipe

Indulge in this delightful Pecan Sandies recipe, where buttery cookies meet the richness of butterscotch chips and crunchy pecans. These classic shortbread treats deliver a satisfying nutty flavor that will leave you craving more!

Yield: 20 cookies

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1-2 Tablespoons milk, only if needed

1/2 cup butterscotch chips

1/4 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Add the softened butter and vanilla to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until the butter is smooth and creamy.

With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour, powdered sugar, and salt. If the dough is too dry (if it doesn’t hold together when you squeeze it), add 1 tablespoon of milk at a time until the dough resembles a dry cookie dough. It shouldn’t be sticky, but just wet enough to hold together if you shape it into a ball.

Next, add the butterscotch chips and pecans and fold them into the cookie dough. Shape the dough into a disc and wrap it in plastic wrap. Place it in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes up to 1 hour.

While the dough chills, preheat your oven to 350F and line your baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Once the dough has chilled, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and roll it out to ¼” thick. Cut out your desired shape (I used a 2.5” round cookie cutter) and transfer them to the prepared baking sheets.

Bake for 14-18 minutes or until the cookies are just starting to turn golden brown around the edges. Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool fully on the baking sheet. Then transfer any leftover cookies to an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to five days.

Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years of experience in writing with 12 of those years in the online content sphere. Author of 5 books and a Graduate with an Associate of Arts from Phoenix University in Business Management, then a degree. Mass Communication and Cyber Analysis from Phoenix University, then on to Walden University for her master’s in criminology with emphasis on Cybercrime and Identity Theft and is currently studying for her Ph.D. degree in Criminology. Her work portfolio includes coverage of politics, current affairs, elections, history, and true crime. Elizabeth is also a gourmet cook, life coach, and avid artist in her spare time, proficient in watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen and ink, Gouche, and pastels. As a political operative having worked on over 300 campaigns during her career, Elizabeth has turned many life events into books and movie scripts while using history to weave interesting storylines. She also runs 6 blogs that range from art to life coaching, to food, to writing, and opinion or history pieces each week.