Butter Pecan Cookies

Butter Pecan Cookies Recipe

• 3/4 cup pecans
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/3 cup sugar, plus more for coating
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour

1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. On a parchment paper lined baking sheet, toast pecans until you begin to smell them, about 6 minutes.
2. Remove pan from the oven and let them cool completely. Transfer the cooled pecans to a cutting board and chop them until fine.
3. In a large bowl, beat the butter and 1/3 cup sugar with an electric mixer, until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
4. Beat in the vanilla, salt, and flour just until the dough comes together. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to make sure everything is incorporated.
5. Stir in the pecans just until they are distributed through the dough.
6. Separate the dough into 12 pieces and squeeze the dough to shape into balls.
7. Roll the balls of cookie dough in sugar.
8. Place the balls of cookie dough 3 inches apart, on a baking sheet.
9. Gently flatten with the bottom of a glass (reshape sides if they crack).
10. Sprinkle with a little more sugar.
11. Bake until golden brown, rotating sheet halfway ?, about 15 minutes.
12. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with more sugar.
13. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

This recipe makes about 1 dozen Butter Cookies with Pecans