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Pecan Shortbread Cookies

Total Time
53 min
18m prep · 35m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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🥬 Vegetarian ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

This is a great, lighter version of a pecan shortbread cookie.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter , softened
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

  2. 2

    Cream butter, oil, white sugar, and confectioners' sugar together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Stir in vanilla extract.

  3. 3

    Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt in a separate bowl. Stir gradually into the butter mixture. Stir in pecans.

  4. 4

    Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place onto ungreased cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.

  5. 5

    Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 12 to 14 minutes.

  6. 6

    Remove from cookie sheets and cool completely on wire racks, 20 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

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