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Monday, November 10, 2014

Buttered Pecan Cookies

I'm not sure why, but Buttered Pecan ice cream is one of IT Guy's favorites. Personally, I think it's a little on the plain side. Now...I DO love me some of those Pecan Sandies cookies put out by those little elves that live in the forest. You know the ones. Well...this cookie is a good mixture of that ice cream and those cookies. After I made these, they lasted one day. One. Granted, the recipe only made about 2 dozen...but for two people to eat 24+ cookies in a 24 hour hour period? Well..that's just shameful, is what it is. Would I do it again? Absolutely. These are THAT good.

Buttered Pecan Cookies



1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
1 cup butter plus 2 tablespoons, divided use, room temperature
2/3 cup sugar

2 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lay parchment paper on two cookie sheets.

Heat a medium sized skillet over medium heat. Melt the 2 tablespoons of butter in the skillet then add the pecans and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often. 

Place pecans in a medium bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons of sugar.

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter for about a minute. Add 2/3 cup sugar and mix about 1 minute, until fluffy.

Beat in vanilla, salt, and flour, scraping down sides of bowl, just until dough comes together.

Fold in sugared pecans.

Using a cookie scoop, shape dough into balls. This dough is on the crumbly side so press the balls together well.


Roll in the 1/3 cup sugar and place 3 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet. 

Gently flatten with the bottom of a glass. Sprinkle with extra sugar, if desired.

Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Cool cookies on a wire rack.

Here we go! 
Here we go!

Melt some butter. 
Melt some butter.

Add the pecans and cook for a few minutes. 
Add the pecans and cook for a few minutes.

Then dump the nuts into a bowl and toss with a little sugar. 
Then dump the nuts into a bowl 
and toss with a little sugar.

Whip the butter until creamy. Then add the 2/3 cup of sugar and beat until fluffy. 
Whip the butter until creamy. Then 
add the 2/3 cup of sugar and beat until fluffy.

Add the vanilla. 
Add the vanilla.

Then the salt and flour. 
Then the salt and flour.

Mix well. The dough will be crumbly. 
Mix well. The dough will be crumbly.

Add the pecans. 
Add the pecans.

Then using a cookie scoop or your hands, press the dough into balls then mash down with the bottom of a glass slightly. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired. Then bake! 
Then using a cookie scoop or your 
hands, press the dough into balls then 
mash down with the bottom of a glass 
slightly. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired. 
Then bake!

Serve with ice cold milk! 
Serve with ice cold milk!

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