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Melt In Your Mouth Pecan Shortbread Recipe


Melt In Your Mouth Pecan Shortbread Recipe
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I inherited this jewel from one of my adult students several years ago when she brought it to a final exam project presentation ~ KUDOS to you, RayeLynn! It’s been one of my very favorites since then. I’ve left the recipe “in her own words.” ... More

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Ingredients
  • 1 3/4 cup plain flour (Don’t substitute self rising, here.)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 cup pecans, lightly toasted and coarsely ground
  • 2 teaspoons almond extract

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 325.
  2. Mix butter and sugar until fluffy. Gradually add flour. Add vanilla, salt. Stir in pecans and almond extract. Chill dough 1-2 hours. Lightly flour surface and roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick. Sprinkle surface with sugar. Cut our with 2 1/2 “ cookie cutter. Lay on parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Do not brown.

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My favorite cookie of all time! Thanks can't wait to try. By the way, what did you teach? (home ec?)High 5 to you and A+ to Rayelynn!


Yum! Shortbread is one of my very favorite cookies. I'll be making this recipe soon and these are going in my holiday baskets this year! Thank you for the recipe!


I'd like a bite of that! I can see why it's been one of your favorites!


~ Hello ~
The most simple ingredients used in
the correct proportion, with Loving Hands
most often create the BEST Recipes ~
"5"FORKS!!!!! to RayeLynn and to YOU her
teacher~ who I am sure, INSPIRED Her to
Greatness ~ (^_^) ~
Just a bit of 'Encouragement'
from 'one teacher to another'!
Blessings ~
~*~ mj ~*~


One I'll definately have to try. Thanks for a great 5 forks recipe


I love shortbread! My brother asks me to bake this every Christmas! I will try your recipe this time! Sounds delicious! :)
*5*


OHHHH my goodness Deb..!! Yummy..added to FFF
55555 and printed!!:)


These sound awesome!


Another great tasty shortbread high6 thanks


Making these tonight!


Making these tonight!


Oh yeah, making these very very soon.


Gave you a high 5!Will copy and bake asap!Thankyou!Blessings,Lana


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