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 utilizing pecans. The Keebler Company has registered the brand name Sandies, which it uses for a line of shortbread cookies.

Ginger sandies

Pecans are often used as a main ingredient, and may be crushed and included in the batter, or else placed atop the cookie whole.[2][3] This pecan cookie is sometimes referred to as a pecan sandie.[3]

Overview

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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 Keebler Sandie uses soya bean oil and palm oil as a butter substitute. Sandies are sometimes dusted with powdered sugar after cooking.[3][4]

Commercial production

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The Keebler Company mass-produces and markets Sandies Classic (plain), Pecan, and Cashew shortbread cookies.[5] Keebler first purveyed Sandies cookies in 1955 and added a toffee variety in 1993.[5]

Sablés

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The sandie is a type of sablé, a popular round shortbread cookie that, according to the letters of the Marquise de Sévigné, might have originated in Sablé-sur-Sarthe in France in 1670.[6] "Sablé" means "sanded" in French, and is so named because of its crumbly and fine texture.[7]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fenster, C. (2011). 1,000 Gluten-Free Recipes. 1,000 Recipes. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 409. ISBN 978-0-544-18909-6. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Arts, Leisure; Press (2008). Family Living: Simply Delicious Snacks. Family Living. Riverwood: Leisure Arts. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-60140-328-5. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Strand, Oliver (December 7, 2016). "A Baker's Tour of Europe's Finest Holiday Cookies". Vogue. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ East, George (2012-01-03). French Impressions The Loire Valley. la Puce Publications. ISBN 9780956269171.
  7. ^ Herbst, S.T. (1987). The Joy of Cookies. Barron's. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-8120-5839-0. Retrieved June 20, 2017.