Q: I’m looking for a good recipe for pecan shortbread cookies. I’ve loved this combination since my mother used to buy bags of pecan sandies. Can you find a recipe?A: Try this one. It’s ...

These melt in your mouth shortbread cookies with pecans are such a treat any time of the day. I really enjoy them with coffee, hot chocolate or a a simple treat during the day.

Bake cookies, rotating baking sheets top to bottom and front to back halfway through (or just front to back if using 1 baking sheet), until golden brown around the edges, 20–24 minutes.

Directions for Making Toasted Pecan Shortbread: Place butter, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat together on medium speed until the mixture is very smooth, about 1 minute.

Pecan Shortbread Cookies. Makes about 5 dozen. The original recipe calls for chopped pecans, but I use glazed pecans instead. Glazed Pecans (see Editor’s note):. 3 tablespoons light corn syrup ...

As soon Melinda spotted these cookies, she knew she had a winner.

Add flour mixture and pecans all at once to butter mixture and stir just until mixture comes together to form dough. 3. Divide dough into four parts and shape each into a 3×4-inch rectangle.

These pecan bars with a shortbread crust are everything you love about pecan pie but in bar form. They're made with a homemade buttery shortbread crust and a quick toasted pecan filling and then baked ...

Editor’s note: Living in the Colorado high country is pure joy. Baking in it isn’t. High altitude makes cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall, and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level.

Instructions for crust: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom and sides of a 9-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan with nonstick foil, extending the foil beyond the edges of the pan. In a medium bowl ...