{"id":2687,"date":"2026-03-26T14:44:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2687"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:44:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:44:49","slug":"pecan-sandies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/pecan-sandies\/","title":{"rendered":"Pecan Sandies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Pecan Sandies<\/h2>\n<p>Buttery, crumbly cookies that melt in your mouth with the rich flavor of toasted pecans. Perfect with coffee or tea, and always a hit.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup unsalted butter, softened (room temperature)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>2 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 cup pecans, toasted and chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Toast the pecans in a dry pan over medium heat until fragrant. Let them cool, then chop.<\/li>\n<li>In a bowl, cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Add the vanilla extract and mix.<\/li>\n<li>Add the flour and salt. Mix just until combined.<\/li>\n<li>Fold in the chopped pecans gently.<\/li>\n<li>Shape the dough into a log, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30\u201345 minutes to firm up.<\/li>\n<li>Slice into rounds and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li>Bake in a preheated oven at 170\u00b0C (340\u00b0F) for 15\u201318 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden.<\/li>\n<li>Let the cookies cool on a rack. They will be soft when hot and firm up as they cool.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Tips for Best Results<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not overmix the dough to keep the cookies tender and crumbly.<\/li>\n<li>For a stronger nutty flavor, add a little extra pecans.<\/li>\n<li>Dust with powdered sugar after cooling for a pretty finish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Pecan Sandies Buttery, crumbly cookies that melt in your mouth with the rich flavor of toasted pecans. Perfect with coffee&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2687"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2689,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687\/revisions\/2689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}