Georgia Pecan Balls

Submitted by Molly53

"Delicate little morsels from the Southern chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 36

ingredients

• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon maple flavoring
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 cup dry breadcrumbs (very fine)
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Preheat oven to 325F and lightly grease baking sheet.
2. Beat egg whites stiff; add sugar and flavoring.
3. Combine nuts, crumbs and salt; fold gently into egg whites.
4. Shape into small balls, place on prepared pan and bake for about 20 minutes.

Reviews

[gone golfing]

These are delicious!! I made 2 batches, the first looked like granola patties and that wasn't the look I was going for! For the second batch, I chopped the pecans very fine, and used panko crumbs, and actually ran them through the chopper as well. Instead of using a dark demerara brown sugar, I used a very fine brown sugar. These turned out to be beautifully round chewy cookies. I also reduced the cooking time to 15 minutes, as these were smaller cookies and didn't need as much time in the oven. As to cookgirl's problem, I think you may not have beaten your egg whites enough. I used an electric hand whip in a small jar, beating the whites for about 5 minutes to get the proper consistency.

 

[COOKGIRl]

Well, whatever did I do wrong this time? These are: delicious, delicate and lacy cookies. Problem is the batter was too wet to form into balls. Knowing this, I say go for it. The cookies will be crispy and flat but definitely not round. I noticed someone ate half the batch sometime during the night. Can't blame it on Santa this time around. These are yummy with English tea! 0 for lack of roundness (my fault, surely), 5+ for taste and easy preparation. Thanks, Molly.