Name: Chocolate-Pecan Hedgehog Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1/3 cup butter, softened -; 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar -; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 2/3 cup all-purpose flour -; 2/3 cup ground pecans -; 1/8 teaspoon salt -; 1/2 cup 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate baking chips -; 1/4 cup chocolate sprinkles -

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Cooking:

30 min.

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Ingredients for - Chocolate-Pecan Hedgehog Cookies

1. 1/3 cup butter, softened -

2. 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar -

3. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract -

4. 2/3 cup all-purpose flour -

5. 2/3 cup ground pecans -

6. 1/8 teaspoon salt -

7. 1/2 cup 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate baking chips -

8. 1/4 cup chocolate sprinkles -

How to cook deliciously - Chocolate-Pecan Hedgehog Cookies

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, pecans and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Shape 1 tablespoon of dough into a ball; pinch the dough to form a face. Repeat. Place 2 in. apart on a greased baking sheet.

2. Stage

Bake 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Let stand 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

3. Stage

In a microwave, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Holding a hedgehog cookie by the nose, spoon chocolate over the back (leave the face uncovered). Allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; immediately coat the wet chocolate with sprinkles.

4. Stage

With a toothpick dipped in chocolate, make two eyes and a dot on the nose. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.