Pecan Grahams Recipe

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Years ago, I was eager to enter a recipe contest I'd read about," relates June Russell of Green Cove Springs, Florida. "I went to my pantry and threw together these nutty cookies. Although they didn't win, they've been a hit with my family and friends ever since!"

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Pecan Grahams Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
  • Yield: 27 Servings
20 10 30

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 cup ground pecans
  • 54 to 60 pecan halves

Directions

  • In a bowl, cream shortening and sugars. Add egg and mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture. Stir in cracker crumbs and ground pecans; mix well.
  • Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Place a pecan half in the center of each cookie; press down lightly.
  • Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks. Yield: about 4-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 134 calories, 8 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 8 mg cholesterol, 75 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Pecan Grahams in Quick Cooking May/June 1999, p40

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