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Cookies

Lemon oatmeal cookies, biscotti, and savory pimiento cheese cookies show the variety of this collection. Browse for a cookie’s texture and flavor, whether you want a small sweet bake or a savory bite.

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  • Biscotti

    Biscotti offer a firm cookie suited to slicing and a second bake. Ginger-almond and mocha preparations provide different flavors within that distinctive shape and texture.

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  • Pecan Pepper Biscotti

    1¾ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon baking powder ⅛ teaspoon sea salt ½ tablespoon black pepper ½ cup unsalted butter 1 cup granulated sugar…

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  • Pecan Valley Biscotti

    1 cup pecan pieces; toasted 1 cup all-purpose flour ¾ cups whole-wheat flour ½ cup brown sugar; firmly packed 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon Dash…

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  • Pecan Valley Honey Drops

    1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup honey ⅔ cups shortening 3 eggs 3¾ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 cup sour cream…

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  • Pecan Triangles

    1 ounce unsweetened chocolate ¼ cup unsalted butter 2 eggs 1½ cups powdered sugar; unsifted ¼ teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon vanilla ¼ cup milk ¾ cups all-purpose…

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  • Apricot-Pecan Strudel Cookies

    ½ cup sour cream ¼ cup unsalted butter; softened 1 cup all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon sea salt ⅔ cups apricot jam ⅔ cups pecan pieces 2 tablespoons raisins…

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  • Chocolate Pecan Cookies

    4 large eggs 1½ cups granulated sugar 16 ounces semisweet chocolate; melted and cooled ½ stick unsalted butter; softened 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 tablespoon strong brewed espresso ½…

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  • Deluxe Chocolate Chunk Pecan Cookies

    ¾ cups unsalted butter; at room temperature ¼ cup shortening 1½ cups light or dark brown sugar; firmly packed ⅛ teaspoon sea salt 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract 1…

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  • Hungarian Pecan Cookies

    4¾ cups unsifted all-purpose flour 2 cups unsalted butter 4 large egg yolks; slightly beaten 1 cup sour cream 1¼ pounds pecan meal 1 cup granulated sugar ½…

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  • Orange-Pecan Madelines

    ½ cup granulated sugar 2 egg yolks ½ cup unsalted butter; melted and cooled 1 teaspoon orange peel; finely shredded 1 tablespoon orange juice ½ teaspoon vanilla ½…

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  • Pecan Chews

    3 cups Kellogg’s Special K Cereal 2 cups all-purpose flour; sifted 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon sea salt ¾ cups unsalted butter; softened…

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