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Butter Pecan Cookies

If you're a big fan of shortbread, pecan sandies, or the like, this is a good and simple recipe.

3/4 cup pecans
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup sugar, plus more for coating
1 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup flour

Preheat oven to 350. Toast pecans on a baking sheet until fragrant, about 6 minutes. Let cool completely; finely chop.

Cream butter and sugar until light, about 1 minute. Beat in vanilla, salt, and flour, just until dough comes together. Fold in pecans.

Divide dough into 12 pieces; squeeze to shape into balls. Roll in extra sugar. Place 3 inches apart on baking sheet. Gently flatten with bottom of a glass. Sprinkle with sugar.

Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through. Sprinkle with more sugar. Cool on a wire rack.

Labels: desserts

posted by @lici@ @ 7:59 AM