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Easy Cranberry-Pecan Sandwich Cookies

Easy Cranberry-Pecan Sandwich Cookies
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Thank you PureWow for the recipe!

Ingredients

Cookies:

  • 6 oz. pecans

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter (room temperature)

  • 1 cup granulated sugar

  • 1 + ½ tsp pure vanilla extract

  • 1 + ½ cups all-purpose flour 

  • ¾ tsp fine sea salt 

  • Confectioners’ sugar (as needed)

Filling:

  • 10 oz. cranberries

  • ½ cup granulated sugar

  • ½ cup light brown sugar

  • Zest and juice from 1 orange

  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon 

  • ¾ tsp ground ginger

  • Pinch ground cloves

  • Pinch fine sea salt

Instructions

  1. In the bowl of a food processor, grind the pecans into a fine powder and set the mixture aside. 

  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until it’s light and fluffy for about 3 minutes. Add the vanilla and mix well to combine. Add the flour, pecan mixture, and salt. Mix well to combine. Transfer the mixture to a piece of plastic wrap and form it into a 1-inch thick disk. Wrap it up and refrigerate it for 1 + ½ hours or overnight. 

  3. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the chilled dough to ¼-inch thick. Use a 2-inch round cutter to cut 24 circles from the dough. 

  4. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Meanwhile, transfer the cookies to the baking sheets and chill for 15 minutes. Then, bake the cookies until they’re lightly browned — 15-17 minutes. 

  5. Dust 12 of the cookies with confectioners’ sugar while they’re still warm and cool them completely. 

  6. In a medium pot, stir the cranberries, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, orange zest and juice, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and sea salt. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook until the berries burst and begin to break down — 8-10 minutes. 

  7. Puree the mixture with an immersion blender in the pot or transfer it to a blender or food processor. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture has thickened slightly — 5-7 minutes. 

  8. Turn over the un-sugared cookies and scoop a heaping tablespoon of filling on top. Sandwich each sugared cookie and gently press them together.

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