Pecan Crunchies
Created by dienia b on December 19, 2014
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #16404
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 large egg
- TOPPING
- 1 cup pecan nuts (finely chopped)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine butter, 1 cup sugar and egg yolk (when I cut recipe in half I used a medium egg instead of the large eggs darlene used).
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Step 2: Sift flour with 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix into butter mixture until thoroughly blended.
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Step 3: Press lightly with floured hands into very well greased pan these things stick. A shallow pan like a large cookie sheet 1/4 inch layer thick.
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Step 4: Beat egg white until foamy and almost stiff.
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Step 5: Pour over layer, then spread out.
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Step 6: Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over egg white.
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Step 7: Sprinkle finely chopped pecans over sugar.
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Step 8: Bake 20-25 minutes in 375 degree oven.
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Step 9: Cut in squares while hot.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (123.4 g)
- Calories 586.2
- Total Fat - 34.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 16.5 g
- Cholesterol - 87 mg
- Sodium - 215.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 66.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.5 g
- Sugars - 37.6 g
- Protein - 7.2 g
- Calcium - 47.9 mg
- Iron - 1.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg