Butter Pecan Bites

Pecans: A Holiday Tradition

Though we may not pronounce it the same, Pecans are a universal part of our holiday traditions.  From dessert pies, pralines and ice creams to savory sides and entrees, pecans are our go-to nut of the season. 



Georgia Pecan Growers, like Ellis Bros. Pecans in south Georgia,
account for more than a third of the US pecan production.
Ellis Bros. Pecans farms more than 2000 acres of
pecans, figs,persimmons and cotton.
 

Long before the arrival of the first European settlers, pecans have played an important role in our American culture and diet. Today, Georgia is the nation’s leading supplier of pecans, accounting for about a third of the US pecan production.  An average pecan harvest in Georgia is about 88 million pounds – enough to make 176 million pecan pies.

November 1st marked the beginning of the 2013 pecan harvest in Georgia, just in time for the holidays.  Why not make these Butter Pecan Bites a part of your tradition this year!



 

Butter Pecan Bites

Yields 3 dozen small cookie bites

20 minute Prep/10 minute Baking/10 minute Cooling

 

Ingredients:

1 cup Salted Butter

1 cup Brown Sugar

1 tsp Vanilla

2 cup All-Purpose Flour

1 cup Pecans, chopped

Whole Pecans, garnish

 

 

  Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
• In standing mixer on medium speed, cream together Butter, Brown Sugar and vanilla.  
• Reduce mixer speed to low.  Gradually add in flour until fully incorporated. 
• Turn off mixer.  Fold in Pecans until mixed evenly.Roll dough into 1” balls.  In ungreased mini muffin pan, place a dough ball into each muffin form. Place a whole Pecan on top of each dough ball and press pecan into the dough until slightly flattened.  Repeat process until pan is full.
• Bake 9-11 minutes or until edges are golden.
• Remove pan from oven and let cookies cool before attempting to remove them.  Once cooled, gently loosen edges of cookies with butter knife and carefully lift cookies out of the muffin forms.





 

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