Old-Fashioned Brown Sugar Pecan Cookies

Brown Sugar Pecan Cookies Recipe

These pecan cookies will flatten and spread as they bake, so be sure to leave at least 2 inches between the tiny scoops of dough on your cookie sheet so they don't run into one another as they bake.

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans

1. Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper for best results. Alternatively lightly grease your cookie sheets.
2. In a small bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt until well blended.
3. In a large mixing bowl beat the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
4. Add egg and beat until well blended.
5. Stir in the flour mixture just until blended.
6. Stir in the pecans just until distributed through the dough.
7. Drop by 1/4 teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
8. Bake, one cookie sheet at a time, until golden and set, about 7 to 8 minutes. (The cookies will flatten and spread as they bake.)
9. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a minute on the baking sheet and then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
10. Make sure your cookie sheet is cool before putting your next batch of dough on it.

This recipe yields about 10 dozen Brown Sugar Pecan Cookies