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🍰 Crispy Pecan Cookies with Maple Cream

395 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius fan-forced.
  2. 2. Finely chop or grind the pecans.
  3. 3. Mix the nuts, 100 grams of butter, flour, sugar, and the egg in a bowl until you have a smooth dough.
  4. 4. Wrap the dough in cling film.
  5. 5. Place the dough in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.
  6. 6. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of about 4 millimeters.
  7. 7. Cut out 36 cookies using a round cookie cutter (approx. 5.5 cm diameter).
  8. 8. Leave half of the cookies as they are.
  9. 9. Use a smaller cutter (e.g., star shape) to cut out the center of the other half.
  10. 10. Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
  11. 11. Bake the cookies in the oven for about 8 to 10 minutes.
  12. 12. The cookies should be firm but not browned.
  13. 13. Let the cookies cool down completely.
  14. 14. Bring about 500 milliliters of water to a boil in a pot.
  15. 15. Roughly chop the chocolate coating.
  16. 16. Melt the chocolate coating together with 1 tablespoon of butter in a bowl over the hot water bath.
  17. 17. Decorate the cookie lids with the star in the center with the chocolate butter.
  18. 18. Let the chocolate decoration set.
  19. 19. Beat 75 grams of soft butter in a bowl with a hand mixer and whisk until frothy.
  20. 20. Stir in the powdered sugar.
  21. 21. Add the maple syrup and stir the cream until smooth.
  22. 22. Place one teaspoon of butter cream on the cookie base.
  23. 23. Spread the cream, but do not spread it to the edge.
  24. 24. Carefully place the lid with the chocolate decoration on top.
  25. 25. Press the lid down slightly.
  26. 26. Place the cookies in the refrigerator to let the butter cream set.
  27. 27. Consume the pecan cookies within one week.

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