Southern Butter Pecan Cookies

Make southern pecan cookies with our easy butter pecan cookie recipe. You can enjoy homemade butter pecan cookies any day with this Texas pecan cookie recipe.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, Southern, Texas

Keyword butter pecan cookie recipe, butter pecan cookies, easy pecan cookies, southern pecan cookies, Texas pecan cookie recipe.

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 11

Total Time 31

Servings

Calories 370kcal

Author Evelyn

Equipment

Ingredients

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
1 stick butter softened (approximately ½ a cup)
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar packed
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups chopped pecans
20-22 pecan halves

Instructions

In a medium size bowl, sift together the flour, salt and baking soda and then set aside.
In a different and larger bowl, mix together butter and both the white sugar and the brown sugar.
Add egg into the sugar mixture and mix completely. Then add vanilla and continue to mix.
Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until cookie dough forms.
Fold your chopped pecans into the cookie dough combining well. Then wrap your cookie dough in plastic and chill in the refrigerator for about 2 hours (or more).
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. And remove cookie dough from refrigerator and roll into 1 inch spheres. Place about 12 on your standard size cookie sheet. Place one pecan half on the top of each cookie ball. Repeat with a second cookie sheet.
Place in your preheated oven and bake for 9 to 11 minutes. Then remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
Serve

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