Sugared Danish Butter Cookies with Pecan Halves Recipe

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Sugared Danish Butter Cookies with Pecan Halves
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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. In a mixing bowl, sift the flour and white sugar together, and stir in 1 egg and the vanilla extract until well combined. Using a pastry cutter, cut the cold butter into the mixture until it resembles coarse cornmeal. Shape the dough into a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
  3. Divide the dough in half, and roll into two 11-inch-long logs. Wrap one of the logs in waxed paper and then plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight. Place 3 tablespoons of coarse sugar crystals on a flat plate. Brush the second log with beaten egg, and roll it in the sugar crystals, coating it thickly. Carefully wrap the sugared log in plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight. (See Cook's Note.)
  4. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  5. Cut the unsugared log of dough into round slices about 1/8-inch thick, and place the rounds onto the prepared baking sheets, about 1/2-inch apart. Top each round with a pecan half. Cut the sugared log of dough into 1/8-inch thick slices, and place them onto prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle each sugared cookie with more coarse sugar crystals, if desired.
  6. Place one baking sheet of cookies at a time into the preheated oven, and bake until the edges barely turn golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the cookies to wire racks to cool.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 5129.78 Kcal (21477 kJ)
Calories from fat 1865.7 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 207.3g 319%
Cholesterol 327.36mg 109%
Sodium 205.11mg 9%
Potassium 3555.62mg 76%
Total Carbs 695.14g 232%
Sugars 256.48g 1026%
Dietary Fiber 45.96g 184%
Protein 154.32g 309%
Iron 14.5mg 81%
Calcium 301.2mg 30%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 419.29 Kcal (1755 kJ)
Calories from fat 152.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.94g 319%
Cholesterol 26.76mg 109%
Sodium 16.76mg 9%
Potassium 290.62mg 76%
Total Carbs 56.82g 232%
Sugars 20.96g 1026%
Dietary Fiber 3.76g 184%
Protein 12.61g 309%
Iron 1.2mg 81%
Calcium 24.6mg 30%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 119.1
    Points
  • 139
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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