Butter Pecan Cookies
These cookies are easy to make with wonderful flavor! The combination of butter and pecan make them a delicious treat!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter tips & tricks
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, or to taste
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/8 tsp. ground Himalayan sea salt
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans, plus 12 halves for garnish
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar, for dipping, or as needed
Directions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter until soft. Add brown sugar and process for 2 minutes.
- Meantime, in a mixing bowl, combine flour with salt; whisk until well blended.
- Add ½ flour mixture to the butter mixture and process on low speed until somewhat mixed. Add the remaining flour and process again until well incorporated. While processing, add vanilla extract.
- Add chopped pecans and process until the nuts are evenly distributed, about 1 minute.
- Transfer the dough to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, making sure it touches the surface, and chill for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Form 12 little balls and place them on a cookie sheet. Using the bottom of a measuring cup or a glass, dip in granulated sugar before flatten the balls. Place one half pecan per cookie pressing down gently.
- Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes, rotating the cookie sheet halfway thru cooking.
- Remove from the heat and let the cookies cool off on the sheet for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
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