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Vanilla Shortbread with Pecans

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You need to make these scrumptious shortbread biscuits, melted Cadbury chocolate, dipped half in chocolate, and sprinkled with pecans.

Shortbread or shortie is a traditional Scottish biscuit usually made from one part white sugar, two parts butter, and three to four parts plain wheat flour. Unlike many other biscuits and baked goods, shortbread does not contain any leavening, such as baking powder or baking soda.

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Vanilla Shortbread with Pecans

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  • Author: EsmeSalon.com
  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 24 depending on size 1x
  • Category: Cake, Cupcakes, Cookies and Tarts

Description

You have to make these scrumptious shortbread biscuits, with melted Cadburys chocolate, dipped half in chocolate, sprinkled with pecan bits.


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 200g butter
  • 1/2 cup castor sugar
  • 1/4 cup icing sugar
  • 1 cup corn flour
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla essence

Instructions

  1. Beat both sugars and butter until light and fluffy
  2. Add the oil and beat again.
  3. Add vanilla essence and mix
  4. Sift in both flours
  5. Make into a soft dough
  6. Press into a well-greased baking tray
  7. Prick the surface with a fork
  8. Bake at 160C / 320F for 25 minutes or until its golden brown in color
  9. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with sugar
  10. Cut into pieces, allow cooling
  11. Enjoy


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 79
  • Sugar: 0
  • Sodium: 54
  • Fat: 7
  • Saturated Fat: 4
  • Unsaturated Fat: 2
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 4
  • Fiber: 0
  • Protein: 1
  • Cholesterol: 18
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4 thoughts on “Vanilla Shortbread with Pecans”

    • Hi Helen, Thank you so much for your comment and for asking me to share it. It will be an absolute pleasure to share it at your cookie exchange. Do you have any others in specific that you wish me to share?

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    • Hi Charmaine – thank you so much for popping in and taking the time to leave a comment. I totally agree with you, this is super super (did I say super) delicious. Hope you will try them out

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