Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, pecan log cookies. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pecan Log Cookies is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Pecan Log Cookies is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pecan log cookies using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Pecan Log Cookies:
- Make ready 1 1/4 cup flour
- Take 1/3 cup finely ground pecans
- Make ready 1/4 tsp salt
- Make ready 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
- Get 1/3 cup sugar
- Make ready 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Prepare 2 tsp heavy cream ** optional see note
- Prepare 1 bowl of cold water
- Make ready 1 cup finely ground pecans- for rolling/coating
- Make ready 1/2 cup semi chocolate
- Get 1 ** I have nerve damage in arm/wrist/hand and I now add heavy/whipping cream to make the dough more pliable and easier to shape
Steps to make Pecan Log Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease it.
- In a small bowl stir flour,ground pecans, and salt until combined.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and gradually add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add vanilla and beat until smooth and creamy…about 2 minutes.
- Stir in flour mixture with heavy cream (if using) until combined.
- Pinch off pieces of dough with rounded teaspoon. Form dough into a log.
- Dip log in water and then roll in ground pecans to coat, using 1/4 cup of ground pecans at a time so they don't get too wet. Press pecans onto cookie to thoroughly coat. Reshape logs and place on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 10- 15 minutes, or until lightly golden. Cool on wire rack.
- Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler, dip one end of cooled cookie in chocolate and place on baking sheet lined with wax paper. Cool in fridge until chocolate is set.
- Enjoy!!!
- Makes 2 1/2 to 4 dozen depending on how large or small you make the logs
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