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Butter Pecan Icebox Cookies

Name: Butter Pecan Icebox Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 6-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup shortening; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup finely chopped pecans

3 reviews

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Makes

about 6-1/2 dozen

Updated: Dec. 19, 2022

My grandmother used to bake very similar cookies. As a little girl, I always loved their butterscotch flavor and was fascinated by the way Grandmother prepared these cookies (from logs that she took out of the icebox!). These are simple but delicious old-fashioned cookies. The dough logs can be stored in the freezer, then pulled out to defrost a day or two before baking time.—Lisa Varner, El Paso, Texas

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup finely chopped pecans

Directions

Cream butter, shortening and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in pecans.
Divide dough in half; shape each into a 10-in.-long roll. Wrap rolls and place in airtight containers. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges begin to brown, 7-9 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 70 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 42mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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