Cooking Our Way

1 ½ cups pecan halves, toasted
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¼ cups sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
2 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup dried cranberries
Zest of 1 lemon

Heat oven to 350.  Finely chop half the pecans and leave the remaining ones in halves.  Set aside.

In an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine baking powder, flour sugar and salt.  In a bowl, beat eggs, yolks, and vanilla.  Add to dry ingredients; mix on medium low until sticky dough is formed.  Stir in pecans, cranberries and zest.

Turn dough onto well floured board; sprinkle with flour and knead slightly.  Shape into 9 X 3 ½ inch logs.  Transfer to prepared baking sheet.  Bake until golden –15 to 30 minutes.  Let cool enough to handle.  Reduce oven temperature to 275.

On cutting board, cut logs on diagonal into ½ inch thick slices.  Return pieces cut side down to baking sheet. Bake until lightly toasted, about 20 minutes.  Turn over.  Bake until slightly dry, about 20 minutes.  Cool on wire rack.  Store in airtight container.