First Test Batch of Pecan Sandies

[mishalak]

I made six cookies tonight. The last time I made pecan sandies the cookies came out weird shapes and ran together. A cookie does not have to be perfectly round to be good, but I did want to see if I could make a prettier cookie. Also ones that baked very evenly. I did manage to do both of those at the expense of taking far too much time in the getting the cookies onto the baking tray. I was able to make them round using a cookie cutter as a guide and packing the dough into shape. Then giving them a bit of a touch up after easing them out. Far too much work, really.

I could put up with uneven or misshapen cookies if they were really easy to slice and bake, but they're a bit of a pain due to my too warm kitchen or some other error that makes the dough as soft as whipped cream. Perhaps I ought to scoop it into a bag and then pipe it into shape. Or maybe some sort of guide for making even slices would be the ticket.