Brown Sugar-Pecan Shortbread
Recipe from Family Circle

Nibble on these chocolate-dipped shortbread cookies while you sip a midmorning cup of coffee.


Brown Sugar-Pecan Shortbread

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Ingredients
  • 2  cups
    all-purpose flour
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  • 1/4  teaspoon
    salt
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  • 1  cup
    (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
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  • 2/3  cup
    packed light-brown sugar
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    vanilla
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  • 1  cup
    pecans, toasted (see Note) and chopped
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  • 12  ounce
    bittersweet chocolate, melted
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Directions
1.
Stir together flour and salt in medium-size bowl.
2.
Beat together the butter, brown sugar and vanilla in a large bowl at medium speed until the mixture is well blended. Reduce the mixer speed to low. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat until well blended. Stir in the toasted pecans.
3.
Turn dough out onto sheet of plastic wrap; shape into 6 x 4-1/2-inch rectangle. Wrap securely in the plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough for several hours or until it is completely chilled.
4.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or waxed paper.
5.
Cut chilled dough lengthwise in half. Working with one half of dough at a time and keeping the remaining half of the dough wrapped in the refrigerator, cut dough crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place on prepared baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart. Repeat with the remaining half of the dough.
6.
Bake in 350 degrees F oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown, switching and rotating baking sheets halfway through the baking. Remove the baking sheets to wire racks and let cool.
7.
Dip each shortbread diagonally, halfway, into the melted chocolate. Then place on waxed paper and let stand at room temperature for several hours or until chocolate is firm. Store with sheet of waxed paper between layers of shortbread in airtight containers.

Note
To toast pecans, heat them in a medium-size skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until slightly darkened and fragrant, 8 to 10 minutes.
Nutrition information
Calories 96, Total Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 9 mg, Sodium 12 mg, Carbohydrate 9 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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