Buttery Pecan Wafers
- 1/4 cup butter, unsalted
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 3/4 cup sugar divided
- 1/4 cup brown sugar light, packed
- 1 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups pastry flour, whole wheat
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup pecans finely chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon ground
- Beat butter, canola oil, 1/2 cup sugar and brown sugar in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high until creamy.
- Add egg and vanilla and beat well.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and add to the butter mixture.
- Beat on low speed until combined.
- Stir in pecans.
- Divide the dough in half and use lightly floured hands to shape each portion into a 6-inch round log.
- Wrap each log in wax paper and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Unwrap the dough and let stand at room temperature for about 6 minutes.
- Combine the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon on a shallow plate.
- Roll the logs in the sugar mixture, then slice each into 24 ( 1/4 inch-thick) cookies.
- Arrange the cookies about 2 1/4 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake, one batch at a time, until lightly browned, about 11 minutes.
- Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- Store in an air-tight container or freeze them.
butter, canola oil, sugar, brown sugar light, eggs, vanilla, pastry flour, baking powder, salt, pecans, cinnamon ground
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/buttery-pecan-wafers-51332 (may not work)