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Pecan Logs Recipe

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Folks always expect to find these tender nutty logs on the cookie gift trays I give at Christmas. They're not overly sweet and go great with a steaming cup of coffee or tea. —Joyce Beck, Gadsden, Alabama

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Pecan Logs Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 30 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
5 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Add the flour, beating on low speed just until combined. Stir in pecans. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
Shape 1/2 cupfuls into 1/2-in.-thick logs. Cut logs into 2-in. pieces. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar; cool on wire racks. Yield: about 2-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 117 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 62 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Pecan Logs in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2002, p30

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Reviewed on Jan. 08, 2011 by cookie_baker@hotmail.com

I roll the warm cookies in a sugar/cinnamon mixture instead of powdered sugar.

Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2010 by sues2u2

This is the recipe I've been looking for. It's simple & tastes divine. The cookie just melts in my mouth. Yum!

Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2010 by Cakebaker2

Very similar to pecan crescents that I make. These are easier to just roll and cut rather than shape into a crescent. Excellent taste and the kids can help roll and cut.

Reviewed on Jan. 02, 2010 by Raggamuffin

This recipe is very good and easy. It taste very close to a Mexican wedding cookie. It is shaped like a log and not a circle. But you could make them round! They are easy and good and I recommend it!