CHOCOLATE-PECAN THINS

By JoyceW-2

PointsPlus Value: 2

Yields 2 cookies per serving.

Ingredients

• 36 piece(s) pecan halves
• 1/2 cup(s) sugar
• 2 Tbsp salted butter
• 2 Tbsp apple butter
• 1 large egg white(s)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa
• 1/3 cup(s) all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Place pecans on a cookie sheet; bake until nuts begin to brown and are fragrant, about 5 minutes. Remove; set aside.

Combine sugar and butters in a medium bowl. Beat on medium speed with an electric mixer until soft. Add egg white and vanilla; beat until combined, scraping mixture off sides of bowl as needed.

In a medium bowl, whisk together cocoa, flour and baking powder. Add to butter mixture; beat to combine.

Drop dough by even teaspoonfuls, about 1 inch apart, onto 3 ungreased cookie sheets. Place 1 pecan half on top of each cookie. Bake for 12 minutes; remove from oven and allow to cool on pan for 5 minutes. Remove cookies with spatula to a rack to cool completely.