Description
Buttery, crumbly shortbread cookies loaded with toasted pecans and crunchy toffee bits, baked until lightly golden and melt-in-your-mouth tender.
Ingredients
1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup (60 g) powdered sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (about 75 g) toasted pecans, finely chopped
3/4 cup (about 120 g) English toffee bits
Optional: melted chocolate, for dipping
Instructions
1. In a large bowl, beat the softened butter and powdered sugar until light and creamy. Beat in the vanilla.
2. Stir in the flour and salt until a soft dough forms.
3. Fold in the toasted pecans and toffee bits.
4. Divide the dough in half and shape each half into a log about 2 inches (5 cm) across. Wrap tightly and chill for at least 1 hour, until firm.
5. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
6. Slice the logs into rounds about 1/3 inch (8 mm) thick and place them about 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart on the baking sheets.
7. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the edges are just lightly golden.
8. Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
9. If you like, dip half of each cooled cookie in melted chocolate and let it set on parchment paper.
Notes
Based on the Toffee Pecan Shortbread Cookies recipe published by Baking and Boys (1 cup softened unsalted butter, 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar, 2 cups all-purpose flour, 3/4 cup finely chopped toasted pecans, 3/4 cup English toffee bits, a 350°F oven, a 12 to 15 minute bake, and the optional chocolate dip are from the source). The amounts of salt and vanilla, the log shaping and chilling, the slice thickness, and the yield of about 24 cookies are estimates, and the recipe has not been tested.
Chill the dough until firm so the slices stay neat and the cookies keep their shape.
Toast the pecans first for the best flavor, and let them cool before folding them in.
Nutrition is an approximate estimate per cookie (about 24 cookies), without the optional chocolate.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 163
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 21mg