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Pecan Thumbprint Cookies
These pecan thumbprint cookies are shortbread cookies bursting with pecan flavor, with Christmas-inspired icing added to the thumbprint.
Prep Time
20
minutes
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Cook Time
20
minutes
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Total Time
40
minutes
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Course:
Dessert, Snack
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
cookies, pecan
Servings:
36
cookies
Calories:
180
kcal
Ingredients
2
sticks
unsalted butter or margarine
1/4
cup
granulated sugar
2
cups
all-purpose flour
1/4
teaspoon
salt
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
1
cup
finely chopped pecans
Icing
1
cup
confectioner's sugar
1/2
teaspoon
almond extract
red and green food coloring
Instructions
Cream butter and sugar with a handheld or electric mixer.
2 sticks unsalted butter or margarine,
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Mix in flour, salt, and vanilla.
2 cups all-purpose flour,
1/4 teaspoon salt,
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Stir in nuts.
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Drop teaspoonsful of the cookie dough 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Make an indent in each cookie with your thumb (dip your thumb in flour before pressing into the cookie so that it doesn't stick).
Bake at 300 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes.
Cool for 2 minutes and then remove the cookies to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Icing
Mix the confectioner's sugar, almond extract, and enough water (approximately 1 teaspoon) to make a glaze in a bowl.
1 cup confectioner's sugar,
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Divide into 2 equal parts and place in separate bowls.
Add 2 drops of red food coloring or the color of your choice to the first bowl of glaze.
red and green food coloring
Add 2 drops of green food coloring to the second bowl of glaze.
red and green food coloring
Mix the glaze well until food coloring is incorporated.
Spoon a small amount of glaze into the center of each cookie and add sprinkles if desired.
Nutrition
Calories:
180
kcal