Chocolate Pecan Sandies
Snowy white on the outside and chocolaty on the inside - these Chocolate Pecan Sandies are a yummy twist on the original. The cookie is crunchy with the classic texture of a Sandies cookie. The cookies themselves are not overly sweet and so rolling them in powdered sugar adds just the right amount of sweetness to this delightful cookie.
Keyword chocolate, Christmas, cookies
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes Cook Time 20 minutes minutes Total Time 30 minutes minutes
Author Trish - Mom On Timeout
1 cup butter softened 1/3 cup white sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Cream the butter and sugar together in mixer until light and fluffy.
Add the vanilla and beat until combined.
Sift the flour and cocoa powder together and add gradually to the creamed mixture.
Mix in the pecans. Note: I use my food processor to chop the pecans. Be careful not to over process or you will make pecan butter :)
Form cookie dough into 1-inch balls and place on parchment paper. Bake for 20 minutes and let cool before rolling in confectioners sugar.
Calories: 114 kcal | Carbohydrates: 9 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 8 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Cholesterol: 13 mg | Sodium: 45 mg | Potassium: 35 mg | Sugar: 3 g | Vitamin A: 160 IU | Vitamin C: 0.1 mg | Calcium: 6 mg | Iron: 0.5 mg