Print
Email
Add a photoServings: 12
Ingredients
Directions
- Preparation Time: 25 min
- Baking Time: 10 to 12 minutes1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, sugar and egg. Stir in flour, vanilla and pecans. Mix well by hand. Shape into balls about the size of walnuts, place on cookie sheets and flatten to about 1/8 inch.
- 2. Bake 10 to 12 min, or possibly till brown. Remove from oven and allow to coolcompletely and harden. (These cookies are chewy, not hard).
- Winner Jean McGree of Flossmoor "bores everyone," she says, with this family tale of Christmas praline cookies: "Since the time Mom had been a little girl, each November Grandma would surround her back yard pecan tree with sheets to catch the falling nuts. But most of the nuts had to be knocked from the branches with her long-handled broom. Then she would spend hrs stooped over those sheets, picking up the pecans and sorting the good ones from the black and hollow shells.
- "When her daughter married and moved away, the nuts were carefully picked over, packaged and shipped 'up North.' Free time in the first week of December was always marked for shelling the pecans. Sore hands and stiff backs were repaid with secret nibbling and promises of praline cookies for Christmas. "Soon, I'll start looking for a package from Great-Grandma in South Carolina. Then, as we crack the pecans, I can retell the 'pecan story' to Michael and Ann, who know which Santa always looks for pralines on Christmas Eve."
Toolbox
Add the recipe to which day?
Adding to Planner
Languages
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 176g | |
| Recipe makes 12 servings | |
| Calories 699 | |
| Calories from Fat 104 | 15% |
| Total Fat 12.06g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat 5.36g | 21% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium 89mg | 4% |
| Potassium 223mg | 6% |
| Total Carbs 143.37g | 38% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.0g | 7% |
| Sugars 98.25g | 66% |
| Protein 7.02g | 11% |
Advertisement
Advertisement
Leave a review or comment
Leave a review
Sign Up — Free Membership it's free!
Recently featured in
DailyCandy, Trendhunter, Eater, LaunchSquad, Mashable, Killer Startups & San Jose Mercury News
DailyCandy, Trendhunter, Eater, LaunchSquad, Mashable, Killer Startups & San Jose Mercury News
Or connect via:
