Black Friday came and went, Cyber Monday came and went, and I suppose the count down to Christmas has begun. And today is the 1st of December.
This year I decided to greet the count down by making a new cookie to see if it would make it’s way into my 2011 Holiday Cookie Box.
These are a rolled cookie but the dough is very easy to work with.
This recipe for (Pecan Cookies) came from My Recipes.Com . It appears that it originated from Julianna Grimes, Cooking Light – December 2011.
I made a couple of adaptations to the original recipe. If you visit the link above you will find the original recipe.
For my version, I added an 1/8 of a teaspoon of Vietnamese Cinnamon to the batter and I used walnuts in place of pecans. I toasted the walnuts which I sprinkled lightly with brown sugar (prior to toasting) for about 10 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
These cookies turned out great. Their buttery, nutty, flavor makes them delicious. They definitely will find themselves in my 2011 Holiday Cookie Box!
THE JOY OF CAKING 
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just wanna say how much I enjoyed your blog! You have a flawless presentation! Simply loved those cookies!
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i love how perfectly cut out these holiday cookies look! sending some #cookielove to you! thanks for joining our #lovebloghop!
I wish I lived next door to you! These would be gone and I would be one of those stalking neighbors. Love shortbread!
Nothing is more satisfying that a lovely, buttery cookie. Looks like a definite keeper.
I love that you instead walnuts instead of pecans.Your cookies turned out so festive, just in time for the Christmas count-down 🙂
What a beautiful cookie to look at…and certainly a tasty cookie to eat! Thank you for sharing a part of your holiday cookie collection with me. I hope you have a relaxing Sunday!
These looks so delectable I had to put them on Pintrest to share them with the world!
Thanks Molly!
That would be striped ribbon, not stripped. Sorry. It’s early here.
Your changes sound delicious. They are beautiful cookies and look so festive all wrapped up in the stripped ribbon.
Just lovely cookies! Toasting nuts a bit prior to use really makes all the difference.
So pretty, perfect for the Holiday gift box. I love Cooking Light recipes!
Erin, the recipe calls for 10 tablespoons of butter. I’m not convinced they are light – lol! But they are soo good…
How festive! I would love to have a couple for a late night snack.