Apple Butter Beauties

5 Reviews

“Great with homemade apple butter, but store-bought is extremely good too!” - by Kevin Ryan

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 egg yolk
1 cup chopped pecans
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup apple butter

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Original recipe yields 2 dozen

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Cream the butter with the yolk and vanilla.
Place the sugar and the pecans in a food processor and grind to a fine texture. Add the wheat germ, flour, and the salt and process again just to mix. Add the pecan mixture to the butter mixture.
Roll this dough into balls a little more than 1 inch in diameter. Place on ungreased sheets about 2 inches apart. Using your thumb, make a dent in the top of each ball.
Bake until a little brown , 15-20 minutes. When they come from the oven, use a spoon or another tool to open the dent you made ( it tends to close during baking). Let rest on the sheet for about 4 minutes and then remove to a rack. Cool completely. Spoon the apple butter into the indents and serve.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (12 total)

Calories
237 cal
12%

Fat
15.2 g
23%

Carbs
23.3 g
8%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (5)

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FAITHFUL

Aug. 29, 2002

"The recipe mentions topping the cookie with the apple butter after baking. They sounded wonderful, but I thought they would be more well received (in my family) if I mixed the apple butter in and the..." See moren baked them. They were EXCELLENT! I should have made more - my husband raved and raved about them. He can't wait until I make them again. Great with a cup of coffee! Thanks Kevin!"

JT

Mar. 11, 2009

"Really enjoyed these, but must 'fess up, I did make some adjustments: (like some other reviews suggested) I added the apple butter before baking, I used walnuts (ground half of the amount and left the..." See more remaining amount finely chopped - I am a texture freak), didn't have wheat germ so I used whole wheat flour and milled flax seed and lastly, I used the entire egg. The result a moist cake like cookie that reminded us of pecan sandies - will definitely make again - thank you Kevin."

CLAUDIAW2

Sep. 24, 2003

"They are okay- I mixed the apple butter in to the recipe because I didnt know if I could freeze it 'raw'. I dusted them with confectioners sugar to make them look better. Would probably not make aga..." See morein."

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