Pecan Shortbread Cookies – Tamarind & Thyme
I needs to be the queen of cookies, I’m actually obsessive about cookies. So you’ll be able to think about how a lot I cherished baking these Pecan Shortbread Cookies.
Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Unsure why I haven’t created a recipe e book filled with cookies but. Sometime quickly I hope.
It’s bought to have no more than 4 components although…Lol! I solely do cookies which might be easy and tastes good.
I by no means thought the day would come when I’ll really use oil in my cookies. However a buddy satisfied me and I needed to attempt.
Okay I used to be improper, oil does work nicely with some cookies. Like this one.
The cookies are scrumptious and the oil, apart from preserving the cookies, additionally provides a stunning crisp texture to the cookies.
I additionally love the truth that these cookies aren’t excellent wanting, very similar to me. They’re a bit rustic and has a lot “character”, simply the way in which I like individuals too…Lol!
Elements Required
All you want for these Pecan Shortbread Cookies is butter, vegetable oil, castor sugar, flour and pecan nuts. How simple is that!
I’ve tried making these cookies with brown sugar and castor sugar. My choice is certainly castor sugar.
The castor sugar makes the cookies crisp while the brown sugar makes it extra crumbly textured. It’s all about choice.
The Cookie Dough
When including the flour please don’t add it all of sudden. Flour ought to all the time be added little bits at a time as a result of generally it’s possible you’ll want much less or extra.
In Winter flour is dry and in Summer time flour has extra moisture, it absorbs moisture from the humid air. Climate can due to this fact additionally have an effect on the amount of flour required.
When mixing the cookie dough it could appear a bit crumbly at first however as you combine it can come collectively. You’ll require a agency,however not stiff dough.
The dough needs to be virtually like play dough. So when including flour please naked this in thoughts.
Butter
There’s nothing extra scrumptious than utilizing actual butter in cookies. Though I perceive butter will be costly I might relatively make small portions and luxuriate in them relatively than not use butter.
When you do attempt these cookies please drop me a remark and a star ranking, it’s all the time appreciated.
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First Revealed Might 12, 2021 Up to date November 7, 2023
Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Buttery, Crisp shortbread cookies, you will not get sufficient of it
- 250 gram/1 cup butter room temperature
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup castor sugar
- 3 cup cake flour it’s possible you’ll not want all
- 1 cup toasted pecan nuts chopped
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Beat the butter, oil and sugar till creamy
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Add the flour, little bits at a time till the dough comes collectively. You could not require all the flour and you should have a agency however pliable dough
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Combine within the pecan nuts. Roll the dough into 2 log shapes. If you want you’ll be able to roll the dough in additional pecan nuts. That is elective. Wrap in some cling wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour
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Preheat the oven to 160 levels Celsius
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Lower the dough into items, about 1cm thickness. Place on a lined cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 160 levels Celsius for 20 minutes or till it is golden brown on the perimeters. As soon as cool mud with extra castor sugar
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Retailer in an hermetic container
- At all times add flour, little bits at atime, when baking cookies. In winter flour is drier than in summer time so this impacts the amount it’s possible you’ll require.
- Though margarine can be utilized for cookies, butter positively is tastier and the higher choice
- I dusted the cookies with castor sugar however that is completely elective
