Sherry Butter Nut Drops
Serves: 3
Fatima Kris
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
51
Spice
58
Sweetness
45
Sourness
42
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1.75 cups
Sugar (sifted confectioners')3.333333 cups
All-Purpose Flour (sifted)1 tsp
Salt1 cup
Sherry (dry)1 cup
Pecan (ground)Directions:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2
Cream the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until fluffy
3
In a separate bowl, combine the flour and salt
4
Mix the flour into the butter mixture, alternating with the sherry, making sure to finish with the flour
5
Stir in the ground pecans
6
Drop by the teaspoonful onto a cookie sheet and roll each portion between your palms to make smooth, even balls
7
Press each one into the cookie sheet and brush with beaten egg white
8
Using a fork, knife or another tool, press a design into the top of each cookie, or press a pecan half, right side up, into each ball or dough
9
Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes
10
Remove from the oven, let cool a few minutes and remove to a wire rack to cool completely
11
Cool and let cookies sit overnight to ripen
12
Serve or store in an airtight container for up to 1 week