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Maple Pecan Shortbread Cookies on a plate.

Maple Pecan Shortbread Cookies

French Kiss Cook
Add a holiday flair to your shortbread with the combination of maple syrup and toasted pecans.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Baking
Cuisine American
Servings 40 cookies
Calories 87 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter softened
  • ¼ cup Maple Syrup
  • ⅓ cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Paste
  • 2 cups All Purpose Flour
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ¾ cup Pecan Pieces toasted

Instructions
 

  • Combine in a large mixing bowl, the softened butter, maple syrup, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Use a hand blender to cream the butter until light and fluffy.
    1 cup Unsalted Butter, ¼ cup Maple Syrup, ⅓ cup Powdered Sugar, 1 teaspoon Vanilla Paste
  • Add to the creamed butter mixture, the flour, salt, and toasted pecan pieces. Make sure that the toasted pecan pieces are fully cooled before adding to the batter. Blend until batter comes together.
    2 cups All Purpose Flour, ¼ teaspoon Salt, ¾ cup Pecan Pieces
  • Divide the batter into 2 portions. Use your hands to give 1 portion an initial log shape which should be about 10 inches in length. Place it on a piece of parchment paper.
  • Wrap the parchment paper over the log of dough. Use a bench scraper tuck the overlapping piece of parchment, under the log, all-the-while holding down the bottom portion of the parchment. This will wedge the log in the parchment and tighten it, giving it a round shape.
  • Wrap the rounded log of shortbread dough in the parchment paper. Repeat with the 2nd portion of the dough. Refrigerate the 2 shaped logs for at least 1 hour. Wrap 1 of the logs of dough in parchment paper and freeze if only baking half of the dough.
  • Preheat the oven to 325F and line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper. Unwrap the chilled log of dough and place on a cutting board. Cut into ½ inch slices.
  • Place on the sheet pan and bake for 20-25 minutes of until the edges are lightly golden. Remove the baked Maple Pecan Shortbread Cookies from the oven and let them cool completely before serving.

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Nutrition

Calories: 87kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 15mgPotassium: 21mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 143IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.3mg
Keyword cookies, maple, pecan
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