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Pecan Swirls Recipe

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Wanda Rascoe of Shreveport, Louisiana recommends these attractive nutty spirals. "Cream cheese makes the cookies rich and tender and the sweet filling showcases pecans," she relates.

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42 Servings
Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min. + cooling

Ingredients

2 cups butter, softened
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2-1/4 cups finely chopped pecans
1-1/3 cups sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide into three portions. Wrap each in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion into a 16-in. x 9-in. rectangle. Combine pecans and sugar; sprinkle over dough to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up each rectangle tightly jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 2 hours.
Unwrap and cut into 3/8-in. slices. Place 2-in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 7 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 164 calories, 15 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 132 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Pecan Swirls published in Taste of Home December/January 2005, p8

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Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2008 by djt704

These have become our family's favorite cookie. I add an icing made with maple extract, powered sugar and water. Put them into the microwave for a few seconds and they taste like a Cinabon....

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