Butter Pecan Melt in Your Mouth Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 cup 1/3 sugar
  • 1 tsp 1/8 salt
  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract, pure

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 cup 3/4 pecans

• Dairy

  • 1 cup 1/2 unsalted butter, unsalted

Found on thechunkychef.com

Description

Directions

• Preheat over to 350 degrees.
• On a baking sheet, toast pecans about 6 minutes, or until fragrant. Let cool, finely chop.
• Using a stand or hand mixer, cream butter and ⅓ cup sugar until light, about 1 minute.
• Beat in salt, vanilla, and flour, scraping down sides of bowl, just until dough comes together. Fold in pecans.
• Shape dough into small golfball sized balls.
• Roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart, on a baking sheet. Gently flatten with the bottom of a glass.
• Sprinkle with additional sugar if desired.
• Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes, rotating the baking sheet halfway through.
• Cool cookies on a wire rack.