Apple Butter Beauties

Great with homemade apple butter, but store-bought is extremely good too!

• Calories: 238 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup toasted wheat germ
• ⅓ cup apple butter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Cream the butter with the yolk and vanilla.

Step 3

Place the sugar and the pecans in a food processor and grind to a fine texture. Add the wheat germ, flour, and the salt and process again just to mix. Add the pecan mixture to the butter mixture.

Step 4

Roll this dough into balls a little more than 1 inch in diameter. Place on ungreased sheets about 2 inches apart. Using your thumb, make a dent in the top of each ball.

Step 5

Bake until a little brown , 15-20 minutes. When they come from the oven, use a spoon or another tool to open the dent you made ( it tends to close during baking). Let rest on the sheet for about 4 minutes and then remove to a rack. Cool completely. Spoon the apple butter into the indents and serve.