The combination of brown butter and toasted pecans in these shortbread-inspired sugar cookies takes them to the next level of deliciousness. In just 20 minutes, you can have these delectable cookies on your table ready for devouring as an after-school treat or for a special occasion.
Brown Butter-Pecan Sugar Cookies
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 2 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 28
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 3 teaspoons half-and-half
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In 1-quart saucepan, cook butter over medium heat, 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until golden brown. Remove from heat; cool 10 minutes.
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Step2In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Add 2 tablespoons of the cooled butter, the pecans, flour and brown sugar; stir with spoon, or knead with hands until well mixed. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH FLOUR.) Shape dough into 28 (1 1/4-inch) balls. Place 2 inches apart on large ungreased cookie sheets.
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Step3Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir remaining cooled butter, powdered sugar and half-and-half until smooth, if necessary, adding 1/2 teaspoon half-and-half at a time until thin enough to drizzle. Pour into 1-quart resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut off small corner of bag. Pipe onto cookies. Let stand about 1 hour or until drizzle is set. Store in airtight container.
Nutrition
120
Calories
7g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
15g
Total Carbohydrate
9g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 120
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 13%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 70mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 10mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 15g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 9g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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