Pecan Sandies Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Why are my pecan sandies so crumbly? ›

Is Easy Pecan Sandies dough supposed to be so crumbly? Yes. These cookies are meant to have a crumbly texture, similar to shortbread. The dough will come together just enough to form into the ball cookie shapes.

According to Pastry & Baking Arts Chef-Instructor Norma Arellano-Salazar, these popular cookies are also called snowballs or pecan sandies on the East Coast of the United States, as they resemble snow or sand thanks to their powdered-sugar dusting. Some even refer to them as Russian tea cookies.

The sandy is a type of sugar or shortbread cookie plus crunchy pecans. These cookies are named after their crumbly texture. They have a sandy or breadcrumb-like texture when the flour and butter are mixed together.

The Keebler Company mass-produces and markets Sandies Classic (plain), Pecan, and Cashew shortbread cookies. Keebler first purveyed Sandies cookies in 1955 and added a toffee variety in 1993.

If you overmix the dough, the cookies will be dry and crumbly. The best way to fix this is to add more liquid to the dough. This can be done by adding milk, water, or even melted butter. You may also need to add more flour to the dough if it is too wet.

Not enough fat = wrong texture

A shortage of fat can be due to a bad recipe, under measuring the fat, or using the wrong kind of fat (see next tip, below). All will result in crumbly cookies. If all else fails, see if adding another tablespoon or two of [room temperature!] butter to your recipe helps.

Packed with crunchy pecans, these rich and crispy shortbread cookies melt in your mouth. Only Keebler® could pack this much magic into a cookie. These Sandies Pecan cookies are the perfect treat when you need a “me moment.”

Pecan Sandies are so very good we keep some for snacking. The cookie is so rich and flavorful with the shortbread texture and then the pecans add such a burst of flavor they are irritable. The size of the cookie is just right for serving with your favorite beverage be it milk or tea/coffee.

Description. Make snack time a little sweeter with the Keebler Elves and Keebler Sandies Pecan Shortbread Cookies. These yummy treats are fresh from the Hollow Tree and feature delightful melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies with crunchy pecans every bite.

Do Sandies cookies have nuts? ›

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN MONONITRATE], VITAMIN B2 [RIBOFLAVIN), FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL, SUGAR, PECANS, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, EGGS, BAKING SODA, VANILLA FLAVORING, WHEY, SOY LECITHIN.

Contains wheat, pecan, egg, milk and soy ingredients. May contain peanuts and other tree nuts.

Origin. The long history of manufacturing sugar cookies dates back to the 7th century in Persia. However, sugar cookies as known today were first made by Protestan settlers in the Nazareth colony in Pennsylvania in the 17th century. They were baked in the shape of the state symbol, a keystone.

Margarine or butter may have been incorrectly measured. Too little fat will result in dry, less tender muffins. Carefully cut on lines found on the butter/margarine stick wrapper. Or, pack it into dry (nested) measuring cup, then use a spatula or straight edge of a knife blade to level even with the top of the cup.

There are a few reasons your crepe might be falling apart or tearing when you roll or fold it. It could be that you added too much liquid, or too much of the wrong kind of liquid (skim milk, dairy free milk instead of whole milk).

More often than not, the reason is too much baking powder or bicarbonate of soda. Especially with bicarbonate of soda. “Soda spreads, powder puffs” Kitchen Conundrums always says. I always weigh my baking powder and baking soda while sifting the dry ingredients together.

Pralines are grainy because the sugar doesn't get hot enough to fully dissolve.