Auntie Mary's Cookies

Name: Auntie Mary's Cookies
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup flour; 3 egg yolks (slightly beaten); 2 tbs fresh lemon juice; 3 egg whites (beaten stiff); 1/2 cup sugar; 2 cups ground pecans

Adrianne Meszaros @adriannemeszaros

From Great Auntie Mary, to our Auntie Mary, to our tummies. This is our oldest family recipe passed down 3 generations and counting...

Adrianne Meszaros @adriannemeszaros

From Great Auntie Mary, to our Auntie Mary, to our tummies. This is our oldest family recipe passed down 3 generations and counting...

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Ingredients

15 minutes

24 servings

Dough
1/2 cupbutter
1 cupflour
3egg yolks (slightly beaten)
2 tbsfresh lemon juice
Filling
3egg whites (beaten stiff)
1/2 cupsugar
2 cupsground pecans

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Cut butter into flour with a pastry cutter until evenly mixed.
2

Add remaining ingredients and mix lightly with fork until the flour is moistened.
3

Gather dough together and press into a ball. Divide into 24 uniform pieces and roll each into a ball. Place in freezer until firm but not frozen.
4

While in the freezer make the filling. Beat egg whites until stiff. Gradually add sugar. Fold in ground pecans.
5

Pull out 6 balls out at a time of the freezer. Roll each piece on a flour surface into a circle about a 4-5" in diameter. * Pro tip - thinner the better.
6

Add 2 Tbs of filling onto each cookie. Spread on center 1/3 and fold sides 1/3 towards the center. Place folded side down on the baking sheet. Repeat until all the cookies are done.
7

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.