Butter Pecan Cookies Recipe

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Servings

    34 cookies

  • Calories

    153 kcal

  • Course

    Baked Goods

  • Cuisine

    American

Butter Pecan Cookies Recipe

Butter Pecan Cookies combine a chewy, buttery brown sugar dough with sweet, crunchy chopped pecans. These cookies will please anyone who enjoys a nutty crunch in their treats!

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Ingredients

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For the Buttered Pecans

  • 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar

For the Cookie Dough

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
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Instructions

  1. Start by making your buttered pecans. In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add in chopped pecans and sugar. Using a wooden spoon or silicone spatula, cook pecans until toasted (about 3-5 minutes). Butter will be absorbed into the pecans and you will be left with a nutty fragrance. Set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with sugars for 2-3 minutes, until fluffy and fully combined. Add in eggs yolks and vanilla extract, beat until blended.
  4. Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix on low until cookie dough goes from crumbly to combined. Fold in buttered pecans (be sure to get all the browned bits from the skillet too)!
  5. Using a 2 Tablespoon cookie scoop, drop cookie dough onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 12-14 minutes until edges begin to lightly brown. Remove from oven and tap the tops of each cookie with a spatula. Cool on pan for a couple minutes, then remove and cool completely on a wire cooling rack.

Notes

  • Use the egg whites for meringue cookies or white cake!
  • Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.
  • Freeze cookies in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months. 
  • See blog post for more recipe tips and tricks.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1cookie Calories 153kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 17g (6%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 3g Trans Fat 0.3g Cholesterol 28mg (9%) Sodium 55mg (2%) Potassium 31mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 10g (20%) Vitamin A 215IU (4%) Vitamin C 0.04mg (0%) Calcium 20mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 34cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 153 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cookie
Calories 153kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 17g 6%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 3g 15%
Trans Fat 0.3g 15%
Cholesterol 28mg 9%
Sodium 55mg 2%
Potassium 31mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 10g 20%
Vitamin A 215IU 4%
Vitamin C 0.04mg 0%
Calcium 20mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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