Butter Pecan Crisps From Cake Mix

Total Time: 43 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 42
• crisco butter-flavored cooking spray
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package pillsbury reduced-sugar yellow cake mix
• 1/3 cup crisco butter flavor shortening
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 1 large egg
• 2/3 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1 large egg , beaten

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f spray cookie sheets with no-stick cooking spray.
• 2 combine cake mix and shortening in a medium bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until coarse meal forms. add water, egg and 2/3 cup pecans, mixing on low until dough comes together.
• 3 shape dough into forty-two 1-inch balls. place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. spray bottom of a cup with no-stick cooking spray. flatten dough to 2-inches in diameter, spraying cup as needed.
• 4 combine sugar and finely chopped nuts in a small bowl. brush unbaked cookies with egg . sprinkle with sugar-pecan mixture.
• 5 bake 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. cool 1 minute. remove to cooling rack.