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PECAN ICEBOX COOKIE WITH CHERRIES Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1C all purpose Flour
1/2C Cornstarch
1/4tsp Salt
3/4C unsalted softened Butter
1/2C Icing Sugar
Zest 1 Lemon
3/4C chopped candied Cherries
1/2C chopped toasted Pecans
1/4C coarse White Sugar
Directions:
Directions:
Stir flour with cornstarch and salt in medium bowl

Using a wooden spoon, stir butter with icing sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl until smooth

Stir in flour mixture, then cherries and nuts

(Dough will be slightly crumbly, but pliable)

Pour coarse sugar into a large, flat baking dish

Set aside

Divide dough into 2 portions

Place each on a piece of wax paper

Form and roll into a log about 7" long and 1 1/2" wide

Roll each log in coarse sugar, pressing lightly so sugar adheres to dough

Roll log in waxed paper and twist ends

Chill until firm, about 1 hour OR overnight

Preheat oven to 350F

Line baking sheets with parchment paper

Slice logs into 1/4" thick cookies

Arrange on prepared sheet 2" apart- Cookies will spread as they bake

Bake in centre of oven until lightly golden- about 10 mins

Remove from oven

Let cool in sheet for 1 min

Transfer to a rack and cool completely

Repeat with remaining dough

Store in an airtight container up to 1 week OR keep dough refrigerated up to 1 month
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
55 COOKIES
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
IF YOU DON'T HAVE CHERRIES,
USE CANDIED LEMON AND ORANGE

IF YOU DON'T HAVE PECANS,
USE ALMONDS

 

 

 

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