Butter Pecan Cookies


Butter Pecan ice cream is my favorite ice cream flavor but being lactose intolerant I don't indulge myself nearly as much as I would like so thse cookies always hit the spot!  Anyone who reads my blog regularly knows I love simple recipes and this one is one of the easiest you will ever make!



Butter Pecan Cookies

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

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

With an electric mixer, cream butter and 1/3 cup sugar until light, about 1 minute. Beat in vanilla, salt, and flour, scraping down sides of bowl, just until dough comes together. Fold in pecans.

Separate dough into 12 pieces; squeeze dough to shape into balls. Roll in sugar. Place, 3 inches apart, on a baking sheet. Gently flatten with the bottom of a glass (reshape sides if necessary). Sprinkle with sugar.

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

Comments

  1. WendeOctober 1, 2010 at 8:31 PM

    These look yummy! I will be giving these a try for sure.

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  2. LisaOctober 1, 2010 at 8:41 PM

    It may be a simple cookie, but I'm sure it packs a ton of flavor.

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  3. BreeOctober 1, 2010 at 10:58 PM

    these are my favorite kind of cookie. Simple and delicious.

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  4. A SISTER IN CHRISTOctober 2, 2010 at 4:13 AM

    My husband loves butter pecan ice cream too, so I am thinking these will be a must try. Thanks for sharing them! Looking forward to seeing what you will bake up for the remaining 11 weeks!

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  5. AprilOctober 2, 2010 at 7:05 AM

    These do sound simple enough...and delicious!

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  6. TracyOctober 2, 2010 at 7:43 AM

    These look yummy and delicious!

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  7. MeganOctober 2, 2010 at 4:00 PM

    I've never made a Butter Pecan Cookie and that needs to change. They look and sound perfect!

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  8. amanda @ fake gingerOctober 2, 2010 at 5:00 PM

    I love butter pecan ice cream too so I'm excited to give these a try! I think next year, we should organize the group so that everyone sends everyone else a cookie so we get to taste each one as we read the post! ;) Yours look so yummy!

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  9. AvrilOctober 2, 2010 at 6:25 PM

    I have a special place in my tummy for "Butter Pecan" anything...these cookies look FABULOUS!!!

    It will be fun to bake along side you for the next couple of months.:-)

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  10. AnonymousOctober 2, 2010 at 7:18 PM

    Butter and pecans. Sounds like a winning combo.

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  11. JenniferOctober 2, 2010 at 8:26 PM

    I love butter and pecan combos, great cookies!

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  12. RJ FlamingoOctober 4, 2010 at 8:24 AM

    Butter pecan is one of my very favorite ice cream flavors, too - in a cookie? Faint!

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