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Magazine Mondays: Cookies!

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Is it Monday again, already?!

Yikes! It never fails that as the Christmas holidays begin to appear on the horizon, it seems that time flies by even more quickly than usual.

Since Christmas is cookie season as far as I’m concerned, I had to share these amazing cookies that I first made about two months ago. Since that time they have become absolute favourites. I haven’t met one person that can resist them.

For this week’s Magazine Mondays entry, I give you Salty-Sweet Butter Pecan Cookies from the King Arthur Baker’s Banter blog.

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Oh, sweetness! These cookies are unreal. Before baking them, you dip them in a mixture of sugar and salt. If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times, used properly, salt makes such an incredible difference in baked goods. So many people don’t believe me but it’s so true. Every single person that tried these cookies would ask, “Why are these so addictive?” and I would answer, “It’s the sugar and salt”.

Salty-sweet. It’s the way to go!

I almost didn’t try these cookies because the recipe calls for vegetable shortening. Honestly, I can’t say I’m totally thrilled about the idea of using vegetable shortening in a cookie but I have to admit, they were delicious. I keep meaning to try them with all butter, but I haven’t done so yet.

I really can’t say enough good things about these cookies. Hope you’ll give them a try!

As you know, Magazine Mondays is all about kicking that pile of clipped recipes in the butt. And Christmas is the perfect time to finally try so many of those earmarked recipes. Get to it!

Here’s who joined me for this week’s edition of MM:

Wandering Coyote (who is on Canadian Living’s payroll … I’m convinced) made a Glazed Balsamic Chicken from a May 2004 issue of Canadian Living.

Margaret of Tea and Scones made a Pumpkin Pie Cake from an old issue of The Shreveport Times.

Poppyseed of Poppyseeds and Tiger Lilies made Creamy Mushroom and Almond Pasta from Issue 38 of Donna Hay magazine.

Andreas of Delta Kitchen made Sesame Spatzle.

Have a great week, everyone!

Ciao!

21 Comments


11/23/09 at 1:58 am

Totally agree about the sugar and salt thing. Those look faaaantastic!


11/23/09 at 6:09 am

Ohhhh yes, time certainly does fly!

Mmm, LOVE sweet pecans in cookies - I’m glad you gave them a try! :)


11/23/09 at 7:06 am

I always use salt in baked goods. Those cookies look really pretty! A delicious treat.

Cheers,

Rosa


11/23/09 at 8:19 am

I am the same way about shortening. But somehow, I seem to buy shortening once a year for some special Christmas cookies. And how deliciously sweet yoursare!


11/23/09 at 9:26 am

Too right about salt and sugar. Great blog and wonderful recipe ideas. I teach on a few cookery Holidays around the world and I will definitely be recommending this blog to my students.


11/23/09 at 9:28 am

You know, I wouldn’t even have bothered with the vegetable shortening and I don’t even buy it anymore. Butter all the way, baby!


11/23/09 at 12:18 pm

Oo, i’ve never tried salty-sweet cookies before. Sounds interesting. I’ll definitely give this a try.


11/23/09 at 4:55 pm

This southerner has no problem with shortenin’ - used in moderation of course! (I make peanut-butter cookies with shortening, and they’re like CRACK.)

I would love these. It’s like popcorn and chocolate. Gotta have the sweet with the salt!


11/23/09 at 7:22 pm

Seriously?? Sugar and SALT? I’ve gotta try that.


11/23/09 at 11:22 pm

simple and yummy. butter pecan anything rocks.


11/24/09 at 7:50 am

I love salty with my sweet - sounds yummy!


11/24/09 at 11:44 am

My favorite (and every who tastes them’s favorite) chocolate chip cookies are amazing not only for their upscale dough ingredients…but also for the amazing-ness of the sea salt sprinkled on each and every one of them!
Thanks for the recipe…I look forward to trying it soon!!


11/25/09 at 8:07 am

I made these last night. I couldn’t wait for all those special ingredients from King Arthur’s Flour, so I used generic butterscotch chips and maple extract for the fancy others. I used all butter and dark brown sugar (I always use dark brown sugar - more flavor). The cookies are dazzling and delicious. Due to the darker sugar, the extract (really black), and the lack of shortening, mine turned out slightly darker than yours, but the body, flavor and texture are all there. I will probably increase the proportion of roll-in salt next time, it’s too subtle for me. Thanks for sharing this really special recipe!


11/25/09 at 10:14 am

Those look so insanely delicious! Butter pecan is one of my most favorite flavors, ever. I think I’ll try this soon, with butter since I don’t use shortening, and let you know how it goes.


11/25/09 at 3:01 pm

On second thought, the amount of salt was just right.


11/26/09 at 7:40 am

These will be part of my christmas cookies this year. I’m a salt fan and I think food is often way too sugary. Lovely photos too.

Lynne

11/26/09 at 6:54 pm

Funny! I looked at the picture 1st without reading and thought, you know what, I should use those salty-sweet pecan nuts I make for apéro when friends come over and turn them into cookies. They are SO addictive! Then I start reading and lo and behold! Will def try these, maybe to bring as a hostess gift. My friends will DIE :D


11/27/09 at 11:56 am

THe ones at the KA blog are nice but I have to say that yours look so much more tempting. I could see where these would be very tempting. Nice choice for MM.


12/4/09 at 3:25 am

Sugar and salt? Must taste amazing! And they look like perfect, chewy cookies!


12/5/09 at 6:41 pm

Hi, I am the biggest King Arthur Flour fan. I found the best chocolate chip cookie in the book an on the site.

I have to try these because they sound so delicious with some savory added to the sweet.

Thanks for sharing this.

I hope to join you in Monday magazines. Since Amazon had their five dollar sale, I am getting magazines. This will be a great place to bring my favorite recipes and to force me to make them, in the first place.


12/7/09 at 11:35 am

The Salt and Sugar combined with pecans is absolutely amazing! They are sooo delicious!

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