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Shortbread with Butter Pecan Glaze

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Traditional Scottish shortbread with a twist. The butter pecan glaze is a wonderful addition to an already-delicious recipe.

Ingredients

  • SHORTBREAD:
  • 1 pound Softened Butter
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 4 cups All-purpose Flour
  • _____
  • GLAZE
  • ½ cups Finely Chopped Pecans
  • ¼ cups Melted Butter
  • 1 Tablespoon Heavy Cream Or Half-and-Half
  • Powdered Sugar To Desired Consistancy

Preparation

For the shortbread:

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Slowly mix in the flour until well incorporated and the dough pulls into a ball. Turn out onto the counter. You may lightly flour your surface.

Roll out to desired thickness, between 1/4″ and 1/2″ thick. (Remember the cookies don’t rise.) Cut out in desired shape. You may use a cookie cutter, or cut with a knife or pizza cutter into squares, diamonds or triangles.

Place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes, until lightly golden.

For the glaze:

Lightly toast the pecans until just fragrant. Mix together the toasted pecans, melted butter and the heavy cream. Whisk in enough powdered sugar to reach the desired consistency.

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jenng on 12.6.2009

Great recipe! I rolled the dough into logs and put them in the freezer for approx. 20 minutes then sliced them into 1/4″ discs. They weere a hit at the Christmas party I went to0!! Thanks

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hartfield1 on 11.14.2009

Great cookie. Very plain without the icing, but that’s shortbread. This will be a staple in my cookie recipes.

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msholiday on 10.30.2009

On my cookie list this year for sure. These are so good and easy.

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Heather Bell on 10.30.2009

Tried Tested and oh my now to just stop myself. So easy and definitely going on the Christmas cookie list.

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gordian1 on 10.29.2009

For being such a simple recipe it’s hard to imagine how they can be so delicious. They are obscenely good with the taste of butter and pecan.

I keep going back to the box and sneaking “just one more”.

5 mitts from me.

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katejudy311 on 8.8.2010

Once we start eating these cookies, we CAN NOT STOP! I make a double batch every time. Oh so good!

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jenng on 5.20.2010

5+++++++!! I made these several times over the holidays as we kept running out and everyone loved them!

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