Butter Pecan Cookies for Tea Time
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup pecans
- 1/2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1/3 cup sugar plus more for coating
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
Instructions
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Preheat over to 350.
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On a baking sheet, toast pecans about 6 minutes, or until fragrant. Let cool, finely chop.
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With an electric mixer, cream butter and 1/3 cup sugar until light, about 1 minute.
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Beat in salt, vanilla, and flour, scraping down sides of the bowl, just until the dough comes together. Fold in pecans.
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Separate dough into 12 pieces; squeeze down to shape into balls.
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Roll in sugar. Place 3 inches apart, on a baking sheet topped with parchment paper. Gently flatten with the bottom of a glass (reshape sides if necessary).
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Sprinkle with sugar.
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Bake until golden brown, rotating halfway through, about 15 minutes.
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Cool cookies on a wire tack.
Recipe Notes
Note: Makes 12 cookies