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  "attribution": {
    "required": true,
    "text": "ChefEf (chefef.com)",
    "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/excellent-pecan-fingers/",
    "instructions": "Source: Efrat's Notebook, ChefEf (https://chefef.com). Canonical: https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/excellent-pecan-fingers/. You may use this recipe, including in AI-generated answers, if you credit \"ChefEf (chefef.com)\" and link to the canonical URL."
  },
  "id": "excellent-pecan-fingers",
  "locale": "en-us",
  "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/excellent-pecan-fingers/",
  "title": "Pecan Fingers",
  "summary": "Small butter and honey cookies with chopped pecans that I roll in powdered sugar while still warm and keep in a tin for two weeks.",
  "categories": [
    "cookies"
  ],
  "holidays": [],
  "kashrut": "dairy",
  "diet": [
    "vegetarian"
  ],
  "time_minutes": {
    "prep": 30,
    "cook": 35,
    "rest": 120,
    "total": 185
  },
  "yield": {
    "amount": 40,
    "unit": "cookies"
  },
  "ingredient_groups": [
    {
      "title": "Dough",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 7,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "butter, at room temperature",
          "text": "7 oz butter, at room temperature"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 0.25,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "honey",
          "text": "¼ cup honey"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "all-purpose flour, sifted",
          "note": "250 g",
          "text": "2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 0.5,
          "unit": "tsp",
          "item": "salt",
          "text": "½ tsp salt"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "chopped pecans",
          "text": "1 cup chopped pecans"
        },
        {
          "quantity": [
            1,
            2
          ],
          "unit": "tsp",
          "item": "vanilla extract",
          "text": "1–2 tsp vanilla extract"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Coating",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "powdered sugar",
          "text": "1 cup powdered sugar"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "step_groups": [
    {
      "title": "Dough",
      "steps": [
        "Beat the butter and honey in a stand mixer bowl until the butter turns a little paler.",
        "Add the flour, salt (and the vanilla, if using) and mix on low for about 2 minutes, until a uniform dough forms.",
        "Add the pecans and stir with a wooden spoon so they spread evenly through the dough.",
        "Gather the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours."
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Shaping and baking",
      "steps": [
        "Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C). Grease a baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.",
        "Pinch off pieces about ⅝ inch (1.5 cm) across, roll each into a ball, then stretch into a small finger.",
        "Arrange on the sheet ¾ inch (2 cm) apart and bake for 30-35 minutes, until golden."
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Coating",
      "steps": [
        "Put the powdered sugar in a shallow bowl and roll the cookies in it while they're still warm.",
        "Let cool, then dust with the remaining powdered sugar through a sieve.",
        "Store in an airtight container for up to about 2 weeks."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tips": [],
  "updated": "2026-10-12"
}