I've been working on this recipe - I think that if you implement it as written, it's a four stars recipe but you can modify it to make it a five star recipe. Here are the things that I did to make the most of these pecan sandies: (1) For the sugar, I kept the confectioner's sugar the same but for the cup of white, instead I used 1/2 cup white and 1/2 cup brown sugar; (2) Instead of using 1 cup oil and 1 cup margarine, I used 1 cup unsweetened applesauce and 1 cup butter; (3) I doubled the vanilla extract; (4) I added one dash of cinnamon (who knows if this actually added anything to the flavor); (5) I did freeze the dough for a half an hour before trying to roll it because it is gooey; (6) I did use parchment paper on the ungreased cookie sheet as other reviewers have recommended; (7) Once rolled into balls, the way I flattened the cookies was by pushing a half a pecan into the center (they don't spread much in the cooking); (8) Instead of rolling the dough balls in extra sugar, I cooked them without and then once cooked and cooled for a bit, I took a queue from another reviewer and brushed a maple glaze on the cookie. The maple glaze recipe I used was to mix together the following ingredients: (a) 1 and 1/4 cups confectioner's sugar; (b) 1 tsp. vanilla extract; (c) 1/2 cup pure maple syrup. Once I made these changes, these cookies blew my mind. So delicious and different from a typical cookie. Thanks so much for the recipe and for all the comments from reviewers.
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