I simply use a clear vanilla extract. However, feel free to try other flavors! One that may complement this buttery cookie very well is a caramel flavor. It will tint the color or the icing a little but it would probably taste amazing!
MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THESE TIPS BELOW FOR A SUCCESSFUL BUTTER PECAN NUGGET RECIPE!
- Watch the sugar/butter mixture carefully while on the cooktop. You don’t want this to start boiling, just bring it to melting temperature.
- Gradually add the flour to your sugar mixture. Adding it all at once will make it difficult to combine.
- When wrapping the pecan in the dough, you may need to squeeze the dough in your fist to compress it.
- Cool the nuggets completely before drizzling with icing
- Bonus tip! To reduce your mess when drizzling with icing, be sure to do so on a cooling rack with some parchment paper underneath the rack to catch any icing drips!
The only hard thing about this recipe, besides wanting to eat one after another, is deciding which colored sprinkles you like best. Do you want the blue and white, or the red and green? Oh, decisions can sometimes be so difficult!
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Butter Pecan Nuggets
Shelby Law Ruttan
These Butter Pecan Nuggets are small bites of buttery shortbread with a pecan half in the center of the dough. Topped off with a light glaze drizzle and some festive sprinkles, these are a great cookie to put out on your holiday cookie tray!
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Servings 4 dozen
Calories 170 kcal
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Ingredients
- ¾ cup pecan halves
- 1 cup butter
- ⅔ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2-½ cups flour
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon clear vanilla
- 4-5 teaspoons milk
- colored sugars
Instructions
Spread pecans in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Toast in a 325 oven for about 12 minutes or til golden. Remove and cool.
In a medium saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar. Heat and stir til butter is melted. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Cool.
Stir in flour til well mixed. Shape into ¾ inch balls. Press a toasted pecan half into each ball and enclose nut in dough to form an oval. Place on cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes or til done. Remove and cool.
Stir together powdered sugar, clear vanilla and enough milk to make of drizzling consistency. Place frosting in decorating bag and cut at the very tip to make a small hole. Drizzle over cookies. Sprinkle with colored sugar.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cookiesCalories: 170kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 10gCholesterol: 20mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10g
Keyword Butter Pecan, Butter Pecan Cookies, Cookies, Holiday Baking, Shortbread Cookies
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