Sherry Butter Nut Drops

Recipe courtesy Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (8)

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Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
90 cookies

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 55 min

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 3/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
3 1/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup dry sherry
1 cup ground pecans
2 egg whites, beaten
Pecan halves, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cream the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until fluffy. In a separate bowl, combine the flour and salt. Mix the flour into the butter mixture, alternating with the sherry, making sure to finish with the flour. Stir in the ground pecans.

Drop by the teaspoonful onto a cookie sheet and roll each portion between your palms to make smooth, even balls. Press each one into the cookie sheet and brush with beaten egg white. Using a fork, knife or another tool, press a design into the top of each cookie, or press a pecan half, right side up, into each ball or dough. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool a few minutes and remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Cool and let cookies sit overnight to ripen. Serve or store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

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recipe Sherry Butter Nut Drops
Michelle Rockville, MD 12-20-2008
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add more sherry!
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I think these could have had a bit more flavor. They just tasted of butter-- and boy is there a LOT of butter in them. I... didn't realize that it was a shortbread; was blinded by the exotic-sounding sherry. Probably won't make them again.Read more
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SALLY Venice, FL 12-29-2007
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Pretty Good
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

These are really very easy to make and taste pretty good. I didn't feel like purchasing sherry so I used a robust red wine... and it was delicious. Try it! Make a really nice Christmas cookieRead more
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Cheryl LA MESA, CA 06-14-2007
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LOVE SHERRY? LOVE THESE!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Smooth and wonderful shortbread cookies that are neither run of the mill nor boring. I make a minimum of ten different kinds... of cookies each December. I've made these every every year since published on the 12 days of cookies list and they disappear from my cookie jar faster than any other cookie.Read more
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Kathy Clinton Twp., MI 01-03-2006
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Makes a novice feel like a pro!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was easy to make and the cookies turned out like a professional made them. I received a number of requests for... the recipe.Read more
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CYNTHIA San Jose, CA 01-02-2006
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good and different
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

These were good and I liked the sherry and the fact they were different than other recipies. They just weren't over the top... great like I expected a top 12 cookie to be. I wouldn't add it to my must make every christmas list.Read more
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VALERIE Cypress, TX 12-29-2005
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Very good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these for my Christmas gift boxes and they came out really good - rich and buttery. I wanted to make the pretty cuts... as per the pictures, but the soft dough kept sticking to my knife, so I had to do the half pecan on top instead. Otherwise, they were very easy to make and worked exactly as per the recipe. I will definitely make these again, although they are more of a crunchy cookie and my family is more of a soft cookie group. Perhaps I'll try baking them a little less next time to see if they soften up. Thanks guys, this is a keeper!Read more