Maple Pecan Shortbread Recipe
"While I was searching for shortbread recipes I came across this one for maple pecan shortbread that sounded so good that it immediately made it to this years holiday cookie platter. Maple and pecan are among my favourite flavours and the combination of the two is simply amazing! It is a flavour combination that I really enjoy and frequently use. These cookies are essentially a shortbread with chopped pecans and maple flavouring in the form of maple syrup. To get even more mapley goodness I also replaced some of the..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup cake flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup pecans (toasted and finely chopped)
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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter (room temperature)
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1/2 cup granulated sugar
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1/4 cup maple sugar
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1/4 cup pure maple syrup
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1 large egg yolk
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1 large egg white (lightly beaten)
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1/2 cup pecan halves
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1/4 cup turbinado sugar
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