Butter Pecan Melt in Your Mouth Cookies
The title says it all... buttery cookies studded with toasted pecans, rolled in sugar and that absolutely melt in your mouth!
Servings: 12 cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup pecans
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature 1 stick
- 1/3 cup sugar plus more for coating
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat over to 350 degrees.
- On a baking sheet, toast pecans about 6 minutes, or until fragrant. Let cool, finely chop.
- Using a stand or hand mixer, cream butter and ⅓ cup sugar until light, about 1 minute.
- Beat in salt, vanilla, and flour, scraping down sides of bowl, just until dough comes together. Fold in pecans.
- Shape dough into small golfball sized balls.
- Roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart, on a baking sheet. Gently flatten with the bottom of a glass.
- Sprinkle with additional sugar if desired.
- Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes, rotating the baking sheet halfway through.
- Cool cookies on a wire rack.