Sandie (cookie)
The sandie, sometimes referred to as sablé.[1], is a type of sugar cookie or shortbread cookie. The pecan sandie is a common variety of the cookie. The Keebler Company manufactures and purveys the sandie as part of its product line.
Overview
The sandie is a type of sugar cookie or shortbread cookie prepared using standard sugar cookie ingredients such as flour, sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla.[2] The Sandie is sometimes dusted with powdered sugar after cooking.[3][4]
Pecans are sometimes used as a main ingredient, which may be crushed and included in the batter, crushed and placed atop, or placed atop the cookie whole.[2][3] This cookie is sometimes referred to as a pecan sandie.[3]
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A close-up view of pecan sandies -
Lemon pecan sandies
Commercial production
The Keebler Company mass-produces and purveys pecan sandies as a part of its product line.[5] Keebler first purveyed sandies cookies in 1955, and added a toffee variety in 1993.[5]
Sablés
The sablé is a type of sandie cookie that is said to have originated in Caen, in Normandy, France.[6] "Sablé" means "sand" in French, and the sablé is named as such per its crumbly and fine texture.[6] It is a popular cookie in France.[6][7]
See also
References
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- ^ a b Arts, Leisure; Press, Riverwood (2008). Family Living: Simply Delicious Snacks. Family Living. Leisure Arts. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-60140-328-5. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ^ a b c Strand, Oliver (December 7, 2016). "A Baker's Tour of Europe's Finest Holiday Cookies". Vogue. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ McConnell, S. (2003). Biggest Book of Cookies. Better Homes & Gardens. Better Homes and Gardens Books. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-696-21713-5. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ^ a b Wilbur, T. (1994). More Top Secret Recipes: More Fabulous Kitchen Clones of America's Favorite Brand-Name Foods. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-101-63985-6. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ^ a b c Herbst, S.T. (1987). The Joy of Cookies. Barron's. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-8120-5839-0. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ^ Greenspan, D. (2006). Baking: From My Home to Yours. Houghton Mifflin. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-618-44336-9. Retrieved June 21, 2017.