Butter Pecan Cookies Recipe
These Butter Pecan Cookies are a delightful treat with a rich, nutty flavor and a hint of cinnamon. The combination of toasted pecans and browned butter gives these cookies a unique and irresistible taste.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Total Time: 4 hours 31 minutes
- Yield: Makes about 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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Buttered Pecans:
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 and 1/4 cup pecan halves, finely chopped
Butter Pecan Cookies:
- 2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, melted until browned
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
- 16 pecan halves, for decoration, optional
Instructions
- For the Buttered Pecans: Melt butter in a skillet, toast pecans, and set aside.
- For the Butter Pecan Cookies: Combine dry ingredients, brown butter, mix sugars, add vanilla and eggs, fold in flour and pecans, refrigerate. Bake after 4 hours.
- Preheat oven, line baking sheets, scoop dough, place pecan halves on top, bake, sprinkle with sugar, cool on a rack.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
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