Description
These Melt-In-Your-Mouth Pecan Cookies are rich, buttery, and have a delightful nutty flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups pecans, ground
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted
- confectioners’ (icing) sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F.
- Beat butter until soft using a hand mixer.
- Gradually add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla extract and cream until smooth.
- Use a fork to gently stir flour and ground pecans together until evenly combined.
- Mix dry ingredients into butter mixture using a fork, then pull dough together using hands.
- Roll dough into small balls, about 1-inch in size.
- Place onto parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Transfer to oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- Let cookies cool for a few minutes before rolling in or dusting with icing sugar.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- For added flavor, consider toasting the pecans before grinding.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Melt-In-Your-Mouth Pecan Cookies, pecan cookies, buttery cookies