Pecan Caramel Shortbread Fingers Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in milk and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle., On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut into 2x1-in. strips. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. , Bake at 325° for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, combine caramels and milk in a large saucepan. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until caramels are melted and smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in the butter, sugar and pecans. Cool for 5 minutes. Spread 1 teaspoon over each cookie. , For icing, in a microwave-safe bowl, melt chips and milk; stir until smooth. Stir in the butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Cool for 5 minutes. , Spread 1 teaspoon icing on each cookie; top each with a pecan half. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread pecans on a baking pan. Bake until golden and fragrant, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool. Chop roughly, and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light in color. With the mixer on low speed, add flour, and mix until just combined.
• Line an 11-by-17-inch baking pan with parchment paper. Press dough into the bottom of baking pan in an even layer. Bake until golden, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, using a microwave or double boiler, heat caramel until liquid; stir in pecans. Spread mixture over the cookie layer. Return pan to oven, and bake until caramel is slightly darkened in color, about 10 minutes. Transfer pan to wire rack to cool. Cut into 2 3/4-by-1/2-inch rectangles.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Grease a 10x15 inch baking pan and set aside.
• Toast pecans until fragrant.
• Cool and chop roughly, set aside.
• Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, add flour and mix just until combined.
• Press dough evenly into prepared pan.
• Bake until golden 10-12 min.
• Cool on rack.
• In a heavy bottomed saucepan combine 4 cups of sugar, cream of tartar, salt, and water.
• Cook over high heat wihout stirring until tome sugar begins to melt and turn golden (2-5 min).
• Reduce heat to medium, cook stirring occasionally until all sugar is melted.
• It sould be a deep golden color (candy thermometer reading 300F).
• While stirring pour cream slowly down the side of the pan.
• When the cream is mixed remove pan from heat and add pecans.
• Pour carmel filling over the shortbread crust and return to oven for about 12 min.
• until caramel is a little darker color, turning the pan halfway during cooking (for even browning).
• Cool on wire rack and cut into bars or 1x3 inch"fingers".

Steps:

• To toast pecans, sprinkle in ungreased heavy skillet. Cook over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently until nuts begin to brown, then stirring constantly until nuts are light brown. Remove from heat; cool.
• In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Gradually add flour, beating just until blended. Stir in toasted pecans and vanilla.
• Divide dough in half; shape each portion into 2 (1 1/4-inch-thick) logs (about 12 inches long). Wrap in cooking parchment paper; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
• Heat oven to 325°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. Unwrap dough; cut into 1/4-inch slices. On cookie sheets, place slices 1/2 inch apart.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees farenheit.
• Beat butter and sugar together, in bowl, until creamy and fluffy.
• Gradually add the flour until well mixed in, then salt, vanilla and pecans.
• Shape level teaspoons of dough into 2-inch-long fingers.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool before eating.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans. , Shape tablespoonfuls into 2-in. fingers. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar; cool on wire racks.