Grandma Paul’s Sand Tarts
Recipe Courtesy of Paula Deen
Based on 21 Reviews
Servings: 2 1/2 dozen
Cook Time: 1 hour 40 min
Difficulty: Easy
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1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, plus more for coating cookies
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting hands
1 cup chopped pecans, (very small pieces)
Directions
Preheat oven to 270 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Using an electric mixer at low speed, cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the vanilla. At low speed gradually add the flour. Mix in the pecans with a spatula.
With floured hands, take out about 1-tablespoon of dough and shape it into crescent. Place the cookies 1-inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Cook’s Note: Continue to dust your hands with flour as you make more cookies.
Bake for 40 minutes. Dust with additional confectioners’ sugar while still warm. Cool completely on wire racks and store in airtight containers.
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Reader Comments:
Paula- My grandmother made these cookies every Christmas. Brings Back memories. Love ya girl.....
By donna on January 16, 2012
Dearest Santa, please forgive me for eating all of these pecan tart cookies. I truly tried to save them for you. They just kept calling my name along with the gallon of milk in the fridge. Oh they were so tender, buttery and melt in your mouth delicious! Addictive! Maybe next year big guy!
By DeDe in Guthrie on December 23, 2011
This is a similar recipe to one our family has been using for generations. We use almonds instead of pecans and they're called Viennese Crescent Cookies. We also use granulated sugar but the premise is the same. I'm really enjoying collecting all these recipes from you! Thank you and God Bless you for all you do!
By Kathy Manning on December 20, 2011
Thanks for all the great and easy baking recipes you have given me. They are all winners.
By Helen Kotula on June 28, 2011
Love your recipes and love your beautiful family!
By Dorisann Miller on April 06, 2011
Ilove love love these cookies
By Janetdev on February 01, 2011
These are the most scrumptious absolute best thing created. Paula, you've out done yourself honey. This is my most favorite cookie of all time.
By Diane on January 19, 2011
Sounds great
By Jane Turlington on December 19, 2010
paula is the best great personality, great laugh, picks up pepole spirits, down to earth should be more people on earth like bher god bless!
By donna s. on December 16, 2010
Hi Paula, Iam of Italian and Creole desent. My Italian grandmother made these exact cookies and we called them coocoons. They are a tradition to be placed on the weeding cake table at all Italian weddings. Iam also trying to find a recepie for a cookie that we called hay stacks. Do you have one by any chance? Love your show, and happy holidays to you and your family Mike
By Mike on December 13, 2010
For years I searched for my mothers pecan sandies cookie recipe. I read every cookbook available. Last night my husbaand said that Paula had a cookie swap on television and I watched it and lo and behold my mothers pecan sandies were Grandma Paul's sand tarts. Thank you Paula, you helped me to get back a lost recipe of my mothers. Merry Christmas.
By Anonymous on December 08, 2010
Fabulous. Best I ever tasted. 5 Adelle Shemwell Bryant, AR
By Anonymous on January 27, 2010
These cookies are insane good! Very buttery and delicate. We used pecan chips. I think the uniformity of the pieces was important. We also dusted them in powdered sugar twice. We tried to give them away for Christmas. Most of them never made it out the door!
By Anonymous on January 11, 2010
Absolutely one of the best cookies! My family and friends love these in the gift bags for Christmas gifts. So good!!! Now I have to make them all year round for my kids!
By Anonymous on January 05, 2010
Very easy to make. DELICIOUS
By Anonymous on December 26, 2009
I made these last night and they are wonderful! They are melt in your mouth good!
By Anonymous on December 24, 2009
great
By Anonymous on December 22, 2009
just like mom used to make
By Anonymous on December 22, 2009
By Anonymous on December 19, 2009
I love that this recipe doesn't use many ingredients, but still taste like they do!
By Casha on September 08, 2009
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