Butter Pecan Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup pecans
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/3 cup sugar, plus more for coating
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 on a baking sheet, toast pecans until fragrant, about 6 minutes. let cool completely; finely chop.
• 3 cream butter and 1/3 cup sugar until light, about 1 minute.
• 4 beat in vanilla, salt, and flour, just until dough comes together.
• 5 fold in pecans.
• 6 separate dough into 12 pieces; squeeze dough to shape into balls. roll in sugar.
• 7 place, 3 inches apart, on a baking sheet. gently flatten with the bottom of a glass. sprinkle with sugar.
• 8 bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• 9 sprinkle with more sugar.
• 10 cool cookies on a wire rack.