Lemon Pecan Cookies Recipes

LEMON PECAN SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk together in a bowl the flour, cornstarch and salt. Set aside.
• Using an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the butter until soft and fluffy. Adjust the speed of your mixer to low and add the confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, lemon extract and lemon zest. Slowly add in the flour mixture and the finely crushed pecans and mix just until combined.
• Chill in the refrigerator for about 1 hour (this would make the cookie dough harden a bit so it would be easier to handle). You want the cookie dough to remain a bit cold by the time you place them in the oven so they do not flatten or spread too much while baking and retain a good roundish mound shape. Preheat the oven to 350F at the end of one hour.
• Scoop the dough into 1" balls; a small cookie scoop is quite handy for this and will produce uniformly sized balls. Place the balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet or silpat leaving enough space between cookies to allow them to expand. Bake the cookies for 13 to 15 minutes or just until light brown on the bottom.
• Remove the cookies from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 4-5 minutes or while still warm. When the cookies are firm enough to handle but still warm, carefully roll the cookies in the powdered sugar. Place on a rack and let the cookies cool completely, then re-roll in the sugar.Make about 34 cookies.

LEMON LEMONY PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine butter and sugar until fluffy. Add beaten egg, lemon juice, lemon rind and lemon extract; mix well.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture, beating until just blended. Stir in pecans.
• Shape dough into a long roll, 2 inches in diameter; wrap in waxed paper and chill 2 to 3 hours or until firm. (may be frozen for later use).
• Unwrap roll and cut into 1/4 inch slices. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Do not overbake.

EASY FRUIT TART WITH PECAN COOKIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Pulse cookies, pecans, sugar, and 1/4 tsp. salt in a food processor until finely ground. Add butter and pulse until dough sticks together when squeezed with your fingertips. Transfer dough to pan and press into bottom and up sides of pan. Chill until set, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer pan to a rimmed baking sheet and bake shell until golden, 18-20 minutes. Let cool.
• Using an electric mixer on high speed, whip cream in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Fold in lemon curd and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt, then whip on medium-high speed until medium peaks form.
• Spoon lemon curd mixture into tart shell and top with fruit. Chill 15 minutes to set, then serve.
• Do Ahead
• Tart shell can be baked 3 days ahead. Let cool, tightly wrap with plastic, and store at room temperature.

LEMON PECAN SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. pre- Heat oven to 325 - In a medium Bowl combine , flour , Nuts, 3 Tabsp. sugar , and the lemon peel, Using a Pastry Blender, cut in the butter untill the mixture looks like fine crumbs and starts to cling togeather. ( dough will still be crumbly ) Knead till mixture is smooth, Form into a Ball.
• 2. On a lightly Floured surface, Roll the dough untill it's 1/2 inch thick .using 1 1/2 inch OR 3 inch cookie cutters cut into disered shapes. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets , sprinkle the tops with sugar.
• 3. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes for the small cookies and Bake for 20 to 22 minutes for Large cookies, untill bottoms start to Brown and the centers are set. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.

LEMON-PECAN SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. In a bowl, combine flour, nuts, sugar and lemon peel. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs and starts to cling (dough will still be crumbly). Knead until smooth and form into a ball.
• 2. On lightly floured surface, roll dough until 1/2 inch thick. Using a 1-1/2-inch to 3-inch scalloped cookie cutter, cut into rounds. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 3. Bake in a 325 degrees F oven for 18 to 20 minutes for small cookies or 20 to 22 minutes for larger cookies or until bottom starts to brown and center is set. Remove and cool on a wire rack. 20, 1-1/2-inch cookies or 5, 3-inch cookies.

CAKE MIX LEMON PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• With mixer blend butter, eggs, milk and extract.
• Mix in cake mix and chopped pecans.
• Chill dough before placing on parchment lined baking sheet.
• Form into large balls, place on baking sheet and press down with fork.
• Bake 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Let cool before removing from baking sheet.