152 butter pecan recipes

Pecan crisps made with butter, brown sugar, and vanilla, rolled thin and topped with a pecan half. A simple kneaded dough yields tender, nutty cookies with lightly browned edges.

Gourmet glazed nuts with peanuts and pecans, blanched then baked with sugar and butter until golden and crunchy. Sweet, salty, and perfect for holiday gift-giving.

Mexican wedding cookies (polvorones) made with butter, finely chopped pecans, vanilla, and a hint of cinnamon, rolled in powdered sugar while still warm. Tender, crumbly, and melt-in-your-mouth.

Delicious classic apple pie is baked with pecans, which gives the apple pie nutty flavor.

Santa's Whiskers are festive slice-and-bake cookies with candied cherries and pecans in a buttery dough, rolled in flaked coconut for a snowy, whiskery edge.

Vanilla pecan slice-and-bake cookies from a make-ahead dough that chills into logs and freezes for up to 3 months. Crisp, buttery icebox cookies baked from frozen in 12 minutes.

If you're looking for new ideas when it comes to breakfast, try this recipe that will have you making pancakes everyday!

Pecan rice melange marries chewy wild rice and tender long grain rice with toasted pecans, butter, and fresh parsley. A nutty, herbal side that holds its own next to roast chicken or pork.

Southern pralines loaded with 5 cups of pecans in a creamy sugar candy made with sweetened condensed milk, corn syrup, butter, and vanilla. A classic Cajun confection.

Hidden Kisses cookies with chocolate kisses wrapped in buttery pecan shortbread and rolled in powdered sugar. A snowball cookie with a melted chocolate surprise inside.

Fresh strawberries and chopped pecans tossed with cinnamon and nutmeg, baked under a golden lattice crust until bubbling. A Southern-spirited fruit pie that puts a spin on tradition.

Pecan stuffed mushrooms with cream cheese, crumbled bacon, chives, and white wine, broiled until bubbling. A make-ahead appetizer that's ready in 20 minutes.

Buttermilk pecan pralines cooked to soft ball stage for a creamy, melt-on-your-tongue candy loaded with toasted pecan halves. The buttermilk and baking soda create a caramel flavor that plain sugar pralines can't touch.

Pineapple fudge cooked stovetop with crushed pineapple, marshmallows, and pecans, then beaten to a creamy, old-fashioned finish. Ready in 30 minutes and yields nearly 49 pieces.

Raspberry pecan thumbprint cookies spiced with cinnamon and allspice, filled with seedless raspberry jam and topped with chopped pecans. Better the next day.

Maple apple pie with a buttered pecan layer between the filling and top crust. Real maple syrup replaces granulated sugar for a rich, caramelized New England-style pie.