Linda's Pecan Shortbread Cookies
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
9 dozen cookies
- Serves:
- 108
ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup salted butter
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 cup oatmeal, uncooked
- 1 cup Rice Krispies
- 4 cups flour
- 2 cups pecans, chopped
directions
- Put both granulated and brown sugar in the bowl of your mixer. Mix together to make a really light brown sugar.
- You have 2 choices with the butter. You can let it come to room temp on its own, or you can soften it in the microwave by placing it on a paper plate and nuking it for 5 seconds on high. Roll it over 1/4 turn and nuke another 5 seconds. Repeat until all sides have been nuked 5 seconds. Now it will be ready. Dump it in your mixing bowl. Repeat with second stick of butter.
- Once you've added the butter to you mixing bowl, mix until it is smooth.
- Pour in Vegetable oil and egg. Mit it all together on low speed.
- Add vanilla, baking soda, salt and cream of tartar. Mix well.
- Add oatmeal and Rice Krispies. Mix thoroughly.
- Add flour to your bowl in 1/2 cup increments, mixing well after each addition.
- Take the bowl from the mixer and give it another stir with a spoon, mixing in the pecans by hand.
- With your hands, roll dough balls approximately 1" in diameter and place them on a cookie sheet, 12 balls to a standard sheet.
- Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown around the edges.
- Let cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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