BUTTERY PECAN BAR COOKIES
Buttery, nutty cookies that make a great addition to a
tray of holiday cookies. Keep in the
freezer or refrigerator, depending on the texture that you prefer. I rather liked them straight from the refrigerator.
2 sticks butter (4 oz each;
125 g)
1 large egg
1/4 cup
powdered erythritol (60 mL)
1 tsp vanilla extract (5 mL)
1/2 tsp
molasses (2 mL)
1/4 tsp
salt (1 mL)
Preheat
oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a jelly
roll pan (not quite the same size as a cookie sheet). Mine is 15 x 10 inches (38 x 25 cm). Line with parchment paper.
In
nonstick frying pan, dry fry the pecans until they start to smell toasty. Keep an eye on them. This will go quickly. Place in food processor and grind coarsely.
In
food processor, or in bowl of mixer, process butter. Add egg, liquid sweetener, powdered
erythritol, vanilla, molasses and salt; process. Add Gluten-Free Bake Mix 2, page___; process.
Stir in coarsely ground pecans. Scoop batter onto parchment paper and spread
out to all the edges of the pan (I originally made these 1-inch shy of the pan
length, however, I preferred the thinner edges, so I recommend spreading the
batter out completely for thinner, crispier cookies). Bake approximately 20 to 25 minutes or until
the edges have turned golden brown.
While warm, cut into square shapes.
Any cookie dough that lifts slightly, press down onto the cookie. If possible place the whole cookie sheet in
the freezer to allow the cookies to harden.
Otherwise leave them to come to room temperature. Use a flat, metal spatula to carefully remove
the cookies. I would be inclined to freeze them on dinner plates first and then
place in freezer or refrigerator in a sealed container. Use pieces of parchment paper in between.
Helpful
Hints: I did not use gelatin or xanthan gum in these
cookies. The egg is enough to keep these
cookies together quite nicely. If more
of a shortbread kind of cookie is desired, you can take some of the cookies
(after freezing) and place them bottom side up on a cookie sheet. Bake in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes. Watch in the last 5 minutes as they brown
very quickly. I liked these kept in the
freezer. My husband did not care for the
shortbread version. I really liked them,
so it will be a YMMV thing!
Yield: 35 cookies
1
cookie
94.6
calories
1.4
g protein
9.1
g fat
0.1 g fiber
1.9
g net carbs
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