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Ginger-Pecan Chews

A Betty Crocker betty-crocker-cookies recipe for Ginger-Pecan Chews.

AmericanChickenEasy12 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
30
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine -- softened
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 1 (2 ounce) jar crystallized ginger -- chopped (about 1/3 cup)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • Pecan halves, if desired

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat oven to 375º.

  2. 2

    Beat sugar, butter, molasses, egg and crystallized ginger in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.

  3. 3

    Stir in flour, ground ginger, baking soda and salt.

  4. 4

    Stir in chopped pecans.

  5. 5

    Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Press pecan half onto each cookie.

  6. 6

    Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched near center.

  7. 7

    Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Tags

americanbetty-crocker-cookies