cajun pecan cocoons

Name: Cajun Pecan Cocoons
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Cajun/Creole
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) sifted flour; 1/5 pound(s) real butter; 1/3 cup(s) sugar; 1 cup(s) chopped pecans; 2 teaspoon(s) water; 2 teaspoon(s) almond extract; - confectioners sugar

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Julie Guidry

Corrigan, TX

Updated on Feb 20, 2013

My husband is from South Louisiana and doesn't have any family here. To show my appreciation for all he does for me, I try to learn all his favorite things and this is one of them. His best friends mom made them for our wedding and she passed the recipe on to me.

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prep time 2 Hr

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield

Ingredients

2 cups sifted flour
1/5 pound real butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
2 teaspoons water
2 teaspoons almond extract
- confectioners sugar

How To Make cajun pecan cocoons

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325F.

Step 2

Mix all ingredients in bowl and chill for two hours.
Step 3

Shape into small balls, by rolling between palms and bake on an ungreased baking sheet for 20 minutes. They will not brown.
Step 4

In another bowl add about a cup of confectioners sugar. When slightly cooled, roll each cookie in sugar until well coated.
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