Cinnamon Pecan Shortbread

Serves: 2

Ashlynn O'Reilly

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

53

Sweetness

53

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

1 cup

Cornstarch

1.25 tsps

Ground Cinnamon

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

Whisk first 6 ingredients in large bowl to blend

2

Add butter

3

Mash with back of fork until coarse meal forms

4

Using fingertips, work dough until smooth; shape into disk

5

Wrap in plastic and chill until firm but not hard, about 30 minutes

6

Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 325°F

7

For wedges, shape dough into 2 disks

8

Place on 2 heavy baking sheets; cover with plastic

9

Flatten to 10-inch rounds

10

Remove plastic

11

Brush with glaze

12

Sprinkle with chopped pecans, then raw sugar; press to adhere

13

For round cookies, shape dough into 1-inch balls; arrange on 2 heavy baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart

14

Cover smooth-bottomed glass with plastic

15

Using glass, press each dough ball to 2-inch round

16

Cut with scalloped cookie cutter, if desired

17

Brush with glaze; top with pecan half and sprinkle with raw sugar

18

Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until golden, about 30 minutes for large rounds and 22 minutes for small rounds

19

Cool large rounds on sheets 10 minutes, then cut each into 16 wedges

20

Cool all cookies completely on sheets

21

DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 days ahead

22

Store airtight at room temperature

23

*Also called turbinado or demerara sugar; available at most supermarkets and at natural food stores

24

Whisk first 6 ingredients in large bowl to blend

25

Add butter

26

Mash with back of fork until coarse meal forms

27

Using fingertips, work dough until smooth; shape into disk

28

Wrap in plastic and chill until firm but not hard, about 30 minutes

29

Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 325°F

30

For wedges, shape dough into 2 disks

31

Place on 2 heavy baking sheets; cover with plastic

32

Flatten to 10-inch rounds

33

Remove plastic

34

Brush with glaze

35

Sprinkle with chopped pecans, then raw sugar; press to adhere

36

For round cookies, shape dough into 1-inch balls; arrange on 2 heavy baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart

37

Cover smooth-bottomed glass with plastic

38

Using glass, press each dough ball to 2-inch round

39

Cut with scalloped cookie cutter, if desired

40

Brush with glaze; top with pecan half and sprinkle with raw sugar

41

Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until golden, about 30 minutes for large rounds and 22 minutes for small rounds

42

Cool large rounds on sheets 10 minutes, then cut each into 16 wedges

43

Cool all cookies completely on sheets

44

DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 days ahead

45

Store airtight at room temperature

46

*Also called turbinado or demerara sugar; available at most supermarkets and at natural food stores