Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, pecan log cookies. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Cookies should be pale golden and slightly cracked. Sift icing sugar over cookies before. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar; cool on wire racks.
Pecan Log Cookies is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Pecan Log Cookies is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have pecan log cookies using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Pecan Log Cookies:
- Take 1 1/4 cup flour
- Prepare 1/3 cup finely ground pecans
- Prepare 1/4 tsp salt
- Prepare 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
- Get 1/3 cup sugar
- Prepare 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Take 2 tsp heavy cream ** optional see note
- Prepare 1 bowl of cold water
- Take 1 cup finely ground pecans- for rolling/coating
- Get 1/2 cup semi chocolate
- Prepare 1 ** I have nerve damage in arm/wrist/hand and I now add heavy/whipping cream to make the dough more pliable and easier to shape
Stir jam until nearly smooth (snip any large pieces of fruit if using apricot preserves). In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
Instructions to make Pecan Log Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease it.
- In a small bowl stir flour,ground pecans, and salt until combined.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and gradually add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add vanilla and beat until smooth and creamy…about 2 minutes.
- Stir in flour mixture with heavy cream (if using) until combined.
- Pinch off pieces of dough with rounded teaspoon. Form dough into a log.
- Dip log in water and then roll in ground pecans to coat, using 1/4 cup of ground pecans at a time so they don't get too wet. Press pecans onto cookie to thoroughly coat. Reshape logs and place on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 10- 15 minutes, or until lightly golden. Cool on wire rack.
- Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler, dip one end of cooled cookie in chocolate and place on baking sheet lined with wax paper. Cool in fridge until chocolate is set.
- Enjoy!!!
- Makes 2 1/2 to 4 dozen depending on how large or small you make the logs
Using on/off turns, finely chop pecans. Pecan wedding cookies rolled in confectioner's sugar. While these go by a number of names, Pecan Fingers, Mexican Wedding Cakes, Pecan Crescents, these cookies have been a part of many families' Christmas cookie tradition for decades. For the coating: In a heavy saucepan combine caramels, butter and water. Cook over low heat until caramels are melted.
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