Orange Pecan Cookies Recipe

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"This cookie is pure heaven with a glass of milk," writes Eleanor Henry of Derry, New Hampshire. It has a subtle orange flavor and just a sprinkling of chopped pecans throughout.

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Orange Pecan Cookies Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch
  • Yield: 36 Servings
15 10 25

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, orange juice and peel. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in pecans. Shape dough into two 11-1/2-in. rolls; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
  • Unwrap; cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 7-8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 6 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 112 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 105 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Orange Pecan Cookies in Quick Cooking December 2000, p55

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