Buttery Pecan Wafers

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• unsalted
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 3/4 cup sugar divided
• 1/4 cup brown sugar light
• packed
• 1 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups pastry flour
• whole wheat
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup pecans finely chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon ground

Instructions

1. Beat butter, canola oil, 1/2 cup sugar and brown sugar in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high until creamy.
2. Add egg and vanilla and beat well.
3. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and add to the butter mixture.
4. Beat on low speed until combined.
5. Stir in pecans.
6. Divide the dough in half and use lightly floured hands to shape each portion into a 6-inch round log.
7. Wrap each log in wax paper and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight
8. Preheat oven to 350F.
9. Unwrap the dough and let stand at room temperature for about 6 minutes.
10. Combine the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon on a shallow plate.
11. Roll the logs in the sugar mixture, then slice each into 24 ( 1/4 inch-thick) cookies.
12. Arrange the cookies about 2 1/4 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
13. Bake, one batch at a time, until lightly browned, about 11 minutes.
14. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
15. Store in an air-tight container or freeze them.