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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!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings: 34 cookies
Calories: 153 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
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
Instructions
- 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.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
- 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.
- 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)!
- 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.
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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
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
% 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.