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Pecan-lemon shortbread hearts

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Categories: Bakery, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Fruits, Pastry
Yield: 24
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Ingredients:
1 1/2 cupAll-purpose flour
1/2 cupSugar
1/4 cupCornstarch
1 tbspLemon zest, plus 1 teaspoon
1/4 tspSalt
3/4 cupUnsalted butter, chilled
-cut in ? cubes
1/2 tspVanilla extract
1 cupPecans
Vanilla sugar, optional
Procedures:
1Recipe by: williams sonoma cookies and biscotti p.
224 in food processor combine the flour, sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest and salt.
3Process briefly until well mixed.
4Add the butter and vanilla and , using rapid off-on pulses cut in until the mixture resembles a fine meal.
5Add the pecans and process until finely chopped.
6Transfer the mixture to a large sheet of waxed paper and gather together into a flat disk.
7Top with a second sheet of waxed paper.
8Roll out the dough ?inch thick.
9Using a 3-inch or smaller heart shaped cutter, cut out cookies.
10Transfer to ungreased cookie sheets, spacing them ?inch apart.
11Gather up the scraps and repeat.
12Sprinkle the cookies with vanilla sugar if desired.
13Bake until just beginning to color, about 20 minutes.
14Transfer to wire racks and let cool for 5 minutes.
15Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
 
 
 
 

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