Piece of Pecan Pie Decorated Cookies

By Bridget Edwards

Prep Time:

Bake/Cook Time:

12m

Yield:

12-30 depending on size of cookie cutter

Who says your pecan pie has to actually be a PIE? These darling little cookies looks like mini slices of pecan pie. They are perfect to take to a classroom party or to a family dinner served on your grandmother’s dishes. The cookie dough is flavored with traditional brown sugar and just the right amount of orange. That zesty orange zest plays beautifully with the toasted pecans and brown sugar.

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Products Used

Extra Fine Granulated Pure Cane Sugar Bag

1 lb. Light Brown Sugar Box

Ingredients

Brown Sugar and Orange Cut-Out Cookies

3 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup salted butter, cold and cut into chunks
1/2 cup Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
1/2 cup packed Dixie Crystals Light Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Zest of one orange
1 egg

To Decorate

Tinted brown, gold, and white Royal Icing
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, toasted
Squeeze bottle
2 piping bags
Icing coupler
Icing tips: #3 and small star

*Spoon & Sweep method: Use a spoon to fill measuring cup with flour until required amount is obtained. Scooping measuring cup directly into flour bag will firmly pack flour resulting in too much flour required for recipe.

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment.
Whisk flour and baking powder together. Set aside.
Cream butter with both sugars for several minutes, until combined and fluffy. Beat in vanilla, zest, and egg, mixing until combined.
In 3 additions, add flour mixture on low speed. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl as needed. Dough may be crumbly. Knead stray bits of flour in by hand if needed.
On a floured surface, roll dough to 3/8-inch. Cut with cookie cutter and place on lined cookie sheet. Freeze shapes for 5-10 minutes before baking. (This helps them retain their shape.)
Bake for 12 minutes, or until done. Let sit on cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Jump over to our Sweetalk Blog for step-by-step decorating instructions.

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Recipe developed for Dixie Crystals by Bridget Edwards @Bake at 350.

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