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Crunchy Pecan Cookies (G/F)

Here's how you make Crunchy Pecan Cookies (G/F)
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  • Servings: 42
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 17m
    • The following recipe serves 42 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 6 ounces pecan nuts (1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup potato starch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 large egg whites (lightly beaten)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

  • Step 2: Coarsely chop 1 cup pecans and set aside. Pulse remaining 1/2 cup pecans in a food processor with sugar, potato starch, salt, and cinnamon until finely ground (be careful not to pulse to a paste), then stir into egg whites. Stir in remaining cup chopped pecans.

  • Step 3: Drop 1/2 tablespoons of batter 2 inches apart on baking sheet and bake until cookies are lightly browned and slightly puffed, 15 to 17 minutes.

  • Step 4: Slide parchment onto a rack and cool cookies completely (cookies will crisp as they cool), then remove from paper. Bake and cool 2 more parchment-lined sheets of cookies in same manner.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Parchment paper.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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