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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2009
Delicious little morsels, but not very sweet at all - even with being rolled in confectioners' sugar. I ground the pecans instead of leaving them chopped up. Thanks for sharing!
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Reviewed: May 31, 2009
AMAZING!!!! :) These cookies are sooo addicting! I did use 2 cups minced pecans, increased the white sugar to 2/3 cup and ommitted the confectioner's sugar. They are absolutely wonderful.
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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2008
This cookie is the most requested cookie I bake. I have had this recipe for many years and have been making them every year for Christmas for over a decade. I have to make about 9 batches of batter to accommodate all of the people on my cookie list, some of which start asking for these cookies around the end of November. This recipe is great as it is written and the key is the sifted flour and refrigerating the batter for a few hours, it makes them tender and fluffy. A tip for working with the chilled dough would be to roll the dough prior to chilling and put parchment between the layers so they don’t stick to each other while in the refrigerator. I let them cool completely before rolling them in the powered sugar so they don’t get too sticky and this also keeps them from falling apart. There is so much butter in this recipe that even completely cooled they absorb the powered sugar and this also keeps them from becoming overly sweet. They are melt in your mouth delicious!!
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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2008
These are good, used 1 cup pulverized pecans. Tastes like a pecan shortbread.
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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2008
These cookies are pretty good, however I have two other recipes that I prefer that are very similar. I think the sugar should be increased to maybe 1/2 cup. I would like them just a little sweeter.
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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2008
These cookies were not that bad but I was unsure as to what "white sugar" was so I took a guess and used granulated table sugar. This I believe caused the cookie to be too hard, I was hoping for a nice soft melt in your mouth type cookie. Next time I will try powdered/confectioners/10X sugar and see if that makes a difference. I am sure the reason why these cookies didn't rate 5 stars was my own fault for the sugar gaffe.
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Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2007
Just a little warning about these cookies, they are addicting!!! Wonderful little butter morsels. I didn't have any pecans and these still turned out great.
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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2006
These were easy to make, and delicious! This is a keeper!
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Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2006
Melt-in-your mouth goodness! These tender and flavorful cookies are very easy to make. The dough is easy to handle. I used pecans purchased online direct from a grower ($2 cheaper per pound than at the grocery store!), and double-strength pure vanilla extract. I have tried other recipes through the years in a quest to find THE BEST Mexican Wedding Cakes/Russian Tea Cakes/Viennese Crescents...with the discovery of this recipe, my search is over.
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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2006
This recipe was really tasty. I was surprised that such a small amount of sugar could taste sweet. I did make mines 1/2c of sugar though. I like the cookies even without the powdered sugar. And I did not sit the dough in fridge for 4 hours. M butter was softened room temp. and the dough was stiff enough to cook after mixing. And while the first batch cooked, I put the remains in the freezer. So part of it chilled for the 20 mins. of cook time for the first batch. They are really yummy. I will make this for christmas!
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Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2006
These were good, quick, and easy. I ran out of butter, so I used 1/2 butter and 1/2 margarine and they came out fine. I chilled the dough in the freezer for about 45 minutes (until firm enough to roll) instead of the fridge for 4 hours.
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Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2006
I liked the taste of these cookies, and they satisfied my craving. I only had 1/2 cup of minced pecans, and I used those. I refrigerated mine overnight (didn't mean to, but got called into work) and they were quite hard the next day when I was ready to make them, but we made do. When I took them from the oven and put them in the powdered sugar, they fell apart - just a bit too tender. I think I should have baked them a couple minutes longer. Melt in my mouth good, this recipe is a keeper. Thanks!
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Reviewed: May 4, 2006
Very good! Just dipped the tops in powdered sugar and shook off the excess. Didn't roll them into balls either, dough was very hard after I took it our of the fridge (I left it in the there overnight though) so I put them in the micro and they were fine. Everyone loved these.
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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2005
Very good. A little doughier in the middle than I remember Sandies being, but that may have been my oven. Nonetheless, tasty and easy to make.
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Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2003
I used almonds instead of pecans and made these for Easter and they were such a hit. I also made sure I had plenty of powdered sugar to really coat the cookies. These are great!!!
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Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2002
These are great cookies. I used 2 cups of minced pecans instead of 1, the consistency was perfect. I made alot of them and put most in a container in the freezer. When company stops by I take a handful out and they thaw in minutes!
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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2001
this is delicious!! I made this for Christmas and everyone just couldn't get enough of it. Thank you!!
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Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2001
Looked for something like Keebler sandies, but these are much better.
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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2000
I made this recipe as gifts this year for Christmas just as my grandmother and I would do years ago with the same recipe when I was a child. It's excellent and the cookies are always well received. Everyone loves and enjoys them!
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