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Name: Chocolate Pecan Shortbread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 c Ground pecans; 1 c Granulated sugar; 1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 1/2 c All-purpose; (plain) flour; 1 c Unsalted butter; 1/2 ts Vanilla extract

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INGREDIENTS

1/2 c Ground pecans
1 c Granulated sugar
1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 c All-purpose; (plain) flour
1 c Unsalted butter
1/2 ts Vanilla extract

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INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/175 degrees C/gas mark 4. Grease a baking sheet well. Place the flour, cocoa, and confectioners sugar in a food processor. Turn the machine on and slowly add the butter, 2 tablespoons/30 g/1 ounce at a time. Add the vanilla and process until the dough forms a ball on top of the blades. In the palms of your hands, roll the dough into circles about 1/2 inch/1 cm thick. Place on the prepared baking sheet and press each circle of dough down with the bottom of a glass until it is about 1/4 inch/0.5 cm thick. Sprinkle the dough with the granulated sugar and pecans and press again to flatten. Bake the cookies until brown, about 10 minutes. Cool them on the baking sheet before serving. Makes eighteen cookies. Per serving: 2772 Calories (kcal); 217g Total Fat; (66% calories from fat); 13g Protein; 231g Carbohydrate; 496mg Cholesterol; 36mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 43 Fat; 13 1/2 Other Carbohydrates Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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Chocolate Pecan Shortbread

1/2 c Ground pecans
1 c Granulated sugar
1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 c All-purpose; (plain) flour
1 c Unsalted butter
1/2 ts Vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/175 degrees C/gas mark 4. Grease a  baking sheet well.    Place the flour, cocoa, and confectioners sugar in a food processor.  Turn the machine on and slowly add the butter, 2 tablespoons/30 g/1  ounce at a time. Add the vanilla and process until the dough forms a  ball on top of the blades.    In the palms of your hands, roll the dough into circles about 1/2  inch/1 cm thick. Place on the prepared baking sheet and press each  circle of dough down with the bottom of a glass until it is about 1/4  inch/0.5 cm thick. Sprinkle the dough with the granulated sugar and  pecans and press again to flatten. Bake the cookies until brown,  about 10 minutes. Cool them on the baking sheet before serving.    Makes eighteen cookies.        Per serving: 2772 Calories (kcal); 217g Total Fat; (66% calories from  fat); 13g Protein; 231g Carbohydrate; 496mg Cholesterol; 36mg Sodium  Food Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit;  43 Fat; 13 1/2 Other Carbohydrates      Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (513g)
Recipe Makes: 1 servings

Calories: 3037
Calories from Fat: 2409 (79%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 267.7g	357 %
	Saturated Fat 125.3g	626 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 94.4g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 31.2g
Cholesterol 488mg		150 %
Sodium 29.7mg		1 %
Potassium 847.4mg		22 %
Total Carbohydrate 178.3g		52 %
	Dietary Fiber 17.9g	72 %
	Sugars, other 160.5g
Protein 16.4g		23 %
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Calories per serving: 3037

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