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11 Crazy-Good Pecan Cookie Recipes

Easier than pie, but just as delish.

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Easier than pie, but just as delish.

1

Pecan Shortbread Cookies

<p>Karen DeMasco beats the dough for these buttery cookies with an entire vanilla bean, so the oils in the pod add deep vanilla flavor. By rolling the dough in demerara sugar before slicing and baking the cookies, she makes them extra-crispy. (Recipe adapted from The Craft of Baking.)</p> <p><strong>Recipe:</strong> <a href="../../../recipefinder/pecan-shortbread-cookies-recipe" target="_blank"><strong>Pecan Shortbread Cookies</strong></a></p>
Ellen Silverman; The Craft of Baking Published 2009 by Clarkson Potter/Publishers

You won't be able to stop at one of these buttery cookies.

Recipe: Pecan Shortbread Cookies

2

Butter Pecan Cookie and Peach Ice Cream Sandwiches

<p>"Ice cream sandwiches are universally popular, and everyone loves peach ice cream, too," Linton Hopkins says. "To make this recipe really Southern, we use pecans in the crispy cookie."</p><p><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/butter-pecan-cookie-peach-ice-cream-sandwiches-recipe-fw0712" target="_blank"><b>Butter Pecan Cookie and Peach Ice Cream Sandwiches</b></a></p>
© John Kernick

These Southern-style ice cream sandwiches are perfect for summer cookouts.

Recipe: Butter Pecan Cookie and Peach Ice Cream Sandwiches

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3

Brownie-Pecan Shortbread Bars

<p>The best of both worlds, these bars combine a classic shortbread cookie with rich, chocolaty brownies.</p> <p><strong>Recipe:</strong> <a href="../../../recipefinder/brownie-pecan-shortbread-bars-recipe-rbk1011" target="_blank"><strong>Brownie-Pecan Shortbread Bars</strong></a></p>
Jason Loucas

The best of both worlds, these bars combine a classic shortbread cookie with rich, chocolaty brownies.

Recipe: Brownie-Pecan Shortbread Bars

4

Pecan Maple Leaves

<p>These sweet autumn treats get their crunch from toasted pecans and an extra hint of sweetness from pure maple syrup.</p> <p><strong>Recipe:</strong> <a href="../../../recipefinder/pecan-maple-leaves-recipe-ghk1011" target="_blank"><strong>Pecan Maple Leaves</strong></a></p>
Michael Partenio

These autumn treats get their crunch from toasted pecans and an extra hint of sweetness from pure maple syrup.

Recipe: Pecan Maple Leaves

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5

Potato Chip and Pecan Sandy Cookies

<p>The classic salty-and-sweet snack combination comes together in these sugary cookies packed with crushed potato chips. Try dipping them in melted chocolate for an extra decadent treat.</p><p><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/potato-chip-pecan-sandy-cookies-recipe-wdy0812" target="_blank"><b>Potato Chip and Pecan Sandy Cookies</b></a></p>
Alexandra Rowley

It's the ultimate salty-and-sweet snack.

Recipe: Potato Chip and Pecan Sandy Cookies

6

Chocolate-Chip-Pecan Cookie Bars

<p>Feel free to swap walnuts or almonds for the pecans, or use half nuts and half dried cranberries for tart, chewy bars. </p> <p><b>Recipe: </b><a href="/recipefinder/chocolate-chip-pecan-cookie-bars-recipe-fw0311" target="_blank"><b>Chocolate-Chip-Pecan Cookie Bars</b></a></p>
Con Poulos

Thick bar cookies are obviously the best kind of cookie.

Recipe: Chocolate-Chip-Pecan Cookie Bars

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7

Cinnamon Pecan Spirals

<p>Straight from your grocer's freezer, the dough for these cinnamon-sugar and pecan-orange coated puff pastries rises to the occasion — no flour, food processor, or kneading required.</p><p><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/cinnamon-pecan-spirals-recipe" target="_blank"><b>Cinnamon Pecan Spirals</b></a></p>
Kana Okada

It's like a cookie cinnamon roll.

Recipe: Cinnamon Pecan Spirals

8

Pecan Lace Cookies

<p>Share this great holiday cookie recipe with friends (or keep it for yourself!).</p><p><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/pecan-lace-cookies-rbk1207" target="_blank"><b>Pecan Lace Cookies</b></a></p>
Mark Thomas

Dip them in chocolate to make them even better.

Recipe: Pecan Lace Cookies

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9

Raspberry Rugelach

<p>We use a food processor to blend a less sticky dough, eliminating hours of chilling. Instead of rolling the dough into a perfect round and cutting it into wedges (a tough job), we shape an easy rectangle and form it into a log to slice. And we do it all between sheets of waxed paper--saving you cleanup time, too.</p><p><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/raspberry-rugelach-recipe-ghk1210" target="_blank"><b>Raspberry Rugelach</b></a></p>
Kate Mathis

Look at all those layers ...

Recipe: Raspberry Rugelach

10

Pecan Balls

Pecan Balls
Marcus Nilsson

These are a MUST during the holidays.

Recipe: Pecan Balls

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Pecan Lace Cookie Sandwiches

Pecan-Lace Cookie Sandwiches
Kat Teutsch; Prop styling by Shana Faust

It's time to try a crunchy cookie sandwich.

Recipe: Pecan Lace Cookie Sandwiches

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