Maple Pecan Shortbread

By Brandy

Nov 17, 2009, Updated Nov 08, 2015

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These maple pecan shortbread cookies are perfect for fall. Full of maple flavor and pecans all rolled into a butter shortbread cookie.

These maple pecan shortbread cookies are perfect for fall. Full of maple flavor and pecans all rolled into a butter shortbread cookie.

I have only recently started to like the flavor of pecans.  I know it’s weird but I just have never been a fan of nuts.  To this day I still dislike walnuts…yuck!  Luckily since I now enjoy pecans I enjoyed these delicious cookies.  They had a hint of maple flavor and the perfect cookie crunch.  I froze a little bag of these cookies and they froze beautifully.  My plan is  to make them again and freeze them for my Christmas cookie trays.

The only thing I changed about this recipe was leaving out the maple flavoring. I did not have any in the house and was not about to run out and try and find some. I used a little more maple syrup instead and made sure to use Grade B.  It has more maple flavor than Grade A…in my opinion 🙂 Enjoy!

These maple pecan shortbread cookies are perfect for fall. Full of maple flavor and pecans all rolled into a butter shortbread cookie.

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Maple Pecan Sandies

These maple pecan shortbread cookies are perfect for fall. Full of maple flavor and pecans all rolled into a butter shortbread cookie.

Ingredients:

  • 2-1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cake flour (not self-rising)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup pecan halves, finally chopped
  • 24 whole pecan halves
  • 2 sticks unslated butter, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1/4 teaspoon pure maple extract
  • 1 large egg, light beaten
  • Turbinado sugar - for sprinkling

Source: Martha Stewart

Directions:

Into a medium bowl, sift flours and salt. Whisk in 1/2 cup chopped pecans, set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and granulated sugar on medium-high speed until smooth and light, about one minute. Add the maple syrup, egg yolk, and extract; beat on medium speed until well combined. On low speed, gradually add flour mixture, beating until just combined. Dough should be smooth and pliable. Flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic; chill until firm, 1-1/2 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

On a lightly floured work surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out rounds using a two-inch cookie cutter; place one inch apart on prepared baking sheet. Brush tops with beaten egg; sprinkle centers with remaining 1/4 cup pecans. Sprinkle the entire surface with turbinado sugar.

Bake cookies, rotating baking sheet halfway through, until golden around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store in airtight containers at room temperature up to four days.

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53 Comments

  2. Oh, they are pretty!! And I love nuts…and I would go nuts…over these. (forgive my stupidity, I like to amuse myself) I’m bookmarking with all the intentions of making them 😀 p.s…I received my winning today….so cool…thanks again!

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    1. Hahaha…I hope you make them and enjoy them as much as I did. I’m glad you liked your gift 🙂

  3. I love pecan sandies and I think adding the flavor of maple is a great idea! And I completely agree with you about Grade A vs. Grade B maple syrup…for some reason, B’s so much more maple-y, and better in my book too! 😉

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    1. The maple fit right in at home with the pecan sandies. Why I never did this before I don’t know.

  4. O.O

    How pretty! They’ll look so perfect on your holiday cookie platter!… and I didn’t know that about grade a/grade b maple syrup.

    You’ve got me trying to think of recipes that will sway your opinion on walnuts.

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  7. Sweet!!! Love this!!! Pecans are one of my favorite nuts. There’s just something to the taste that makes them so good. Bookmarked.

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    1. Thanks for the comments about my pictures. I’m slowly learning how to take better pictures.