Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Description
These tender pecan shortbread cookies make an easy, just-sweet-enough dessert to gift or serve at holiday parties.
Ingredients
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1 cup unsalted butter, softened
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1 cup vegetable oil
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1 cup white sugar
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1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
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2 large eggs
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon cream of tartar
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 cup chopped pecans
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
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Cream butter, oil, white sugar, and confectioners' sugar together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Stir in vanilla extract.
3
Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt in a separate bowl. Stir gradually into the butter mixture. Stir in pecans.
4
Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place onto ungreased cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 12 to 14 minutes.
6
Remove from cookie sheets and cool completely on wire racks, 20 to 30 minutes.