Chocolate Pecan Thins
Servings: 18
Ingredients
36 piece(s) pecan halves
1/2 cup(s) sugar
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp apple butter
1 large egg white(s)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa
1/3 cup(s) all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350�F. Place pecans on a cookie sheet; bake until nuts begin to brown and are fragrant, about 5 minutes. Remove; set aside.
Combine sugar and butters in a medium bowl. Beat on medium speed with an electric mixer until soft. Add egg white and vanilla; beat until combined, scraping mixture off sides of bowl as needed.
In a medium bowl, whisk together cocoa, flour and baking powder. Add to butter mixture; beat to combine.
Drop dough by even teaspoonfuls, about 1 inch apart, onto 3 ungreased cookie sheets. Place 1 pecan half on top of each cookie. Bake for 12 minutes; remove from oven and allow to cool on pan for 5 minutes. Remove cookies with spatula to a rack to cool completely. Yields 2 cookies per serving.
POINTS
Serves | 18
POINTS per serving | 2
