Description
Delicious buttery cookies with chopped pecans and powdered sugar, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup powdered sugar (divided)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup pecans (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- In a bowl, beat butter, ½ cup powdered sugar, and salt until creamy.
- Mix in the vanilla and then the flour and pecans.
- Scoop dough into 1 tablespoon portions and roll into a ball.
- Place onto an un-greased baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are just barely browned.
- Sift powdered sugar over the cookies as soon as they come out of the oven.
- Let cookies cool on the pan for 5 minutes and then move to a cooling rack.
- Once cooled completely, roll in a bowl of the remaining ½ cup powdered sugar.
- Store in an airtight container once cooled.
Notes
- For a variation, try adding chocolate chips or different nuts.
- Adjust baking time slightly based on your oven for preferred crispiness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg