Cacao-Pecan Shortbread Cookies
If you want to add more lacto ovo vegetarian recipes to your repertoire, Cacao-Pecan Shortbread Cookies might be a recipe you should try. This recipe serves 24 and costs 46 cents per serving. This dessert has 125 calories, 2g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe from Foodista requires butter, cacao nibs, vanilla sugar, and flour. 3 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 12%. This score is not so great. Pecan Shortbread Cookies, Shortbread Pecan Cookies, and Pecan Shortbread Cookies are very similar to this recipe.
1 1/4 sticks (10 tablespoons) butter
butter
1/4 cup finely chopped cacao nibs
cocoa nibs
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
powdered sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
egg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
kosher salt
1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
pecans
1/2 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped
vanilla bean
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
vanilla extract
3 tablespoons vanilla sugar
vanilla sugar
1 tablespoon cold water
water
Directions
- Step 1 : preheat the oven to 350.set the butter out to soften.spread the chopped pecans on a rimmed baking sheet and toast for about 4-6 minutes, until lightly browned and fragrant. let cool.put the softened butter in a large bowl. beat the butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla bean seeds, vanilla extract and salt at medium speed until fluffy.add the flour, mixing in 1/2 at a time. beat at low speed until just incorporated. stir in the pecans and cacao nibs. mix well.transfer the dough to a work surface and roll into a 1 1/2-inch-thick log. wrap the log in plastic or parchment paper and refrigerate 1 hour, until chilled.line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. spread the vanilla sugar on a platter.mix the egg and water together to create an egg wash. brush the log with the egg wash and roll in the sugar. slice the log into 1/2-inch-thick rounds. place them on the prepared baking sheets, about 1 inch apart.bake the cookies for about 15 minutes, until the edges are golden; rotate the baking sheets from top to bottom and front to back halfway through baking. transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let stand until completely cooled.
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Vegetarian
