Pecan Shortbread Cookies (Reduced Sugar)

Name: Pecan Shortbread Cookies (Reduced Sugar)
Yield: Makes 40 cookies
Ingredients: ¾ cup (4 ounces; 113 grams), Sucanat; 1 cup, pecans; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 2 , large egg yolks; 2 tablespoons, water; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 2¼ cups (11¼ ounces; 319 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon, salt; ⅛ teaspoon, ground nutmeg; 1 , large egg white mixed with 2 tablespoons water

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Whimsical and festive, these pecan-laden icebox cookies are perfect for any occasion, especially because they’re simple to make and can be prepared in advance.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Naturally Sweet

SERVESMakes 40 cookies

TIME1½ hours, plus 2 hours chilling and 20 minutes cooling

Sugar3 grams (down from 5)

Pecan Shortbread Cookies (Reduced Sugar)

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Naturally Sweet

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We cut the sugar from 6 grams to just 3 and replaced the typical brown sugar with Sucanat to give the cookies a gentle molasses flavor. To boost flavor further, we added cinnamon for its bold, warm presence along with a little nutmeg for de...

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