Pecan Puffs

Dec 10, 2016 in baking, cookies, desserts, family recipes, 12 days of christmas cookies, christmas, christmas cookies, cookies, dessert, easy. Read the original on: American Heritage Cooking

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These Pecan Puffs are the perfect combination of crumbly and soft. They literally melt in your mouth!

Day 8 of my 12 Days of Christmas Cookies!

After 3 years of Christmas Cookies on AHC my â€œFamily Recipe Wellâ€ was running dry, so I sent out a cry for help in true 2016 fashion.

No, it wasnâ€™t a tweet, so I guess it was more circa 2010â€¦donâ€™t be so judgy.

No fewer than three people sent back this recipe for â€œPecan Puffsâ€, which was clearly my grandmotherâ€™s cute name for Mexican Wedding Cookies or Russian Teacakes.

Yes, Iâ€™ve already technically posted a recipe but three family members canâ€™t be wrong.

And I wasnâ€™t disappointed. They were delightfully crumbly but not dry. The pecans and sugar were perfect!

These Pecan Puffs taste like sweet pecans and nostalgia.

I pre-toasted my pecans for maximum flavor and added a little salt. Old recipes never call for salt â€“ why? Such an easy flavor boost!

But they were heaven! Just more proof that Grandma knows best!

These Pecan Puffs are Day 8 of my 12 Days of Christmas Cookies! You wonâ€™t want to miss my Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, Festive Holiday Spritz, Ginger Orange Almond Biscotti, No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies, Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies, Butterscotch Chews, or Chocolate Peppermint Swirl Cookies from Day 1!

Pecan Puffs

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Yield: 36 Cookies

Pecan Puffs

These Pecan Puffs are the perfect combination of crumbly and soft. They literally melt in your mouth!

Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temperature
Â¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
Â½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted and cooled
Confectionerâ€™s sugar, as needed for rolling

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300Â°F. Line baking sheets with parchment.
In a large bowl with a hand mixer (or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment) cream the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
On low speed add the flour, salt and pecans; mix until combined.
Roll into 1-inch balls and place 1-inch apart on prepared baking sheets.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes or until the bottoms are golden brown.
Cool 5 minutes then roll in sugar. Cool completely and roll in confectioners sugar again.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 5-6 days.

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