Pecan Sandies

With just a handful of ingredients, these Pecan Sandies are quick and simple to
make and have the most delicious nutty, melt-in-your-mouth buttery flavour.

Servings: 36

Author:

Prep Time
10 minutes

Cook Time
15 minutes

Course:

Dessert Snack Afternoon Tea

Cuisine:

American Australian English

Keywords:

buttercookies pecans sandies shortbread

🧂 Ingredients

250 g Unsalted butter

room temperature
80 g Pure icing sugar

plus extra for coating
2 tsp Vanilla extract
1 tbsp Cold water
240 g Plain flour, sifted
125 g Toasted pecans, chopped

see notes
Extra icing sugar for coating

Instructions

1 Pre heat oven to 150°C/300°F
2 In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and icing sugar on medium, until
light and fluffy. This should take 5 minutes. Stop and scrape the bowl a couple
of times in between mixing.
3 Add the vanilla extract and cold water, then beat until well combined
4 Add the sifted flour and mix on low until combined
5 Add the toasted pecans and mix on low until just combined
6 Use a medium ice cream scoop (1 tablespoon) to scoop out dough. You can either
drop them onto lined baking trays, or roll into a ball and flatten a little on
the tray. Leave some space, as the cookies will spread just a little.
7 Bake for 15 minutes, then remove from the oven and rest the cookies on the tray
for 2 minutes.
8 While still warm, toss the cookies into the extra icing sugar and serve.