Ruthie's Scandinavian Christmas Cookies
Medium French Dessert

Ruthie's Scandinavian Christmas Cookies

Total Time
37 min
10m prep · 27m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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Allrecipes Allstar Lisa Lynn Backus has been making these cookies for over 40 years during the holidays.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 3.25 teaspoons water
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 0.5 cups confectioners' sugar , or as needed

Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine butter, pastry flour, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, pecans, water, and vanilla extract in a bowl; mix until well combined.

  2. 2

    Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  3. 3

    Roll dough into 1 tablespoon-size balls and set on the prepared baking sheet.

  4. 4

    Working in batches, bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are light golden brown but tops are still pale, about 14 minutes.

  5. 5

    Let cookies cool completely. Dust or roll them in confectioner's sugar.

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