Pecan Cutout Cookies

Categories: cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups pecan halves ( 8oz.)
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cold butter, cubed
• Vanilla sugar:
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place pecans and 1/2 cup sugar in a food processor; process until pecans are finely ground. Transfer to a large bowl.
2. Stir flour and remaining sugar into pecan mixture; cut in butter until crumbly. Transfer mixture to a clean work surface; knead gently to form a smooth dough, about 2 minutes. (Mixture will be very crumbly at first, but will come together and form a dough as it is kneaded.) Divide dough in half.
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with a floured 3-inch cookie cutter.
4. Place cutouts 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
5. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool on pans 5 minutes. meanwhile, in a shallow bowl, mix vanilla sugar ingredients until blended.
6. Dip warm cookies in vanilla sugar to coat; cool completely on wire racks. Store in air tight containers.

7. about 4 dozen

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