Raspberry Pecan Cookies

In fiddling around with a to-die-for chocolate chip recipe, I discovered this variation on that using raspberry jelly and pecans:

Ingredients

1.5 cups all purpose organic flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 stick unsalted butter (melted)

1/2 cup organic cane sugar

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 egg + 1 tablespoon of another egg (mixed) - need 2 eggs in total

1/2 cup pecans

2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar

3 tablespoons raspberry jelly

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium sized bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt

2. In another bowl, combine melted butter, cane sugar and brown sugar until mixture is light brown and thoroughly mixed.

3. Add 1 whole egg plus 1 tablespoon of other egg (mixed lightly in a separate bowl) - combine into sugar/butter mixture

4. Add vanilla extract to butter/sugar/egg mixture and combine

5. In blender, blend confectioner's sugar and pecans. Blend until roughly pea size ...but don't be too worried about consistency, different sized pecan bits add to rustic feel of these cookies!

6. Alternating a bit from each bowl, add pecan mixture to sugar/butter/egg bowl to combine, then add some of flour/baking soda/salt mixture to main bowl, then pecan mixture, then flour mixture etc. until both are combined fully into sugar/butter mix.

7. Add raspberry jelly (you can substitute for another kind of jelly but the pink coloring adds a nice touch to these cookies, especially if making them for a girls' dinner party or for a girlfriend....) and mix until combined throughout.

8. On a greased baking sheet, spoon small balls of the dough about 1.5 inches apart. Bake in oven for 10 minutes or until bottoms turn golden brown.

As always, your feedback is encouraged. Enjoy!

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