Crème Fraîche Chive Cookies with Pecans

These melt-in-the-mouth, buttery cookies are made with pecans, fresh chives, Dijon-mustard and sour cream. Perfect for any time of the day! Be warned though - once you start eating one, you might find it difficult to stop! These cookies freeze well. Wait for the cookies to cool completely, then transfer them to a reusable freezer-safe bag or container lined with wax or parchment paper in a single layer. They will keep well for up to 2 months.

150 g Pecans
250 g Plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp Coconut sugar
3/4 tsp Sea salt
1 tsp Black pepper
125 g Butter, softened
100 g Crème fraîche
2 tsp Dijon mustard, medium spicy
30 g Chives, finely chopped
1 Garlic clove, minced

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Set aside 20 pecan halves, break the remaining nuts into coarse pieces with your hands.
Mix the flour, baking powder, coconut sugar, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl. Add the butter, crème fraîche, mustard, chives and pecans. Peel and mince the garlic. Mix everything first with a hand mixer fitted with the dough hooks, then knead briefly with your hands to form a smooth dough.
Divide the dough into 20 portions and shape each into a ball, place on a baking tray and press 1 pecan half into each. Bake in the center of hot oven for 20 minutes until golden brown, flattening the cookies halfway through baking with a spatula or the back of a tablespoon.
Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack. Store in an air-tight container for up to 4 days.

30 comments:

Javier 7/6/24 12:22: These cookies look fantastic! They must be delicious!
Veronica Lee 7/6/24 13:06: Those cookies look amazing!
I bet they taste really good! 😋
My name is Erika. 7/6/24 13:55: These cookies are beautiful Angie. I bet they tasted good too, especially since I bet they are not too sweet. Happy almost weekend to you. hugs-Erika
Lola Martínez 7/6/24 14:47: No sé qué sabor tendrán, saladas no creo, pero muy dulces tampoco, motivo por el cual me gustaría probarlas. Y te han quedado súper bonitas.
thepaintedapron.com 7/6/24 14:53: The mustard, garlic and chives make these more of an appetizer or snack than a dessert, right? They sound really good~
Jenna
Brian's Home Blog 7/6/24 15:21: Bet those are good, if I could only have butter.
Christine 7/6/24 15:26: Yummy!
DEZMOND 7/6/24 15:45: Looks really tasty, who does not like chives?
Norma2 7/6/24 15:55: Angie, I'm already imagining how delicious and friable they will be!
Tom 7/6/24 16:17: ...this style of cookie is a favorite in our family at Christmas time.
Bill 7/6/24 17:51: They look very tasty, I'd love to try them.
Pam 7/6/24 19:03: I never would have thought to put chives in cookies. They look tasty.
Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine 7/6/24 21:48: these look delicious we love pecans and cookies!
Cooking Julia 7/6/24 23:21: Wha a nice surprise, I thought they were sweet!
roentare 8/6/24 00:15: The cookies look like a charm
Ben | Havocinthekitchen 8/6/24 02:48: Omg, this sounds terrific! I love to bake savoury shortbread-like cookies with cheese, but in never occurred to me to add chives. And I just used up all the chives from our garden today :) Well, saving the recipe for later!
Citu 8/6/24 03:14: Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.
Margaret D 8/6/24 05:49: These biscuits do look delicious.
babYpose 8/6/24 08:52: Wow the ingredients are like savoury in cookie, healthy tasty cookies
eileeninmd 8/6/24 11:54: Hello Angie,
The cookies look like a yummy treat, thanks for sharing!
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Anonymous 8/6/24 16:24: Can't wait to share these at my next party. Karen (Back Road Journal)
Federica Simoni 8/6/24 16:44: 😍😍😍buonissimi!
Anne in the kitchen 8/6/24 19:06: I will definitely be trying these. Would be great for a neighborhood sip and chat evening.
sherry 9/6/24 02:03: what an amazing idea to have a savoury biscuit. I love chives and garlic and mustard and pecans - so = yum!
Happy Retiree's Kitchen 9/6/24 04:33: These look perfect Angie, I love a savoury biscuit. Sour cream is cheaper here than creme fraiche so do you think sour cream could be used instead. I will be freezing some.
Marcelle 9/6/24 16:50: Angie, this cookies are so lovely and I bet the flavors are a real treat. I already know I will be having more than one! :)
The Velvet Runway 10/6/24 13:44: These look amazing! I imagine it would be difficult to stop eating them!
Julia x
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Judee 12/6/24 02:47: A beautiful looking cookie and the flavors sound wonderful.
teczcape 14/6/24 04:16: I would love and enjoy these savory nutty buttery cookies very much.
Anonymous 16/6/24 19:40: I can’t decide if I want these for dessert or a before-dinner snack. Beautiful! David (C&L)