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Butter Pecan Cookies

Sure to be popular among cookie recipes, make these Butter Pecan Cookies for your next holiday party. They're fast, easy to make and taste divine.

Cooking Time9 min

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cup flour
  • 1 pound pecan halves

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
     
  2. Cream butter in large mixing bowl. Gradually add brown sugar and granulated sugar. Cream well.
     
  3. Add unbeaten egg yolk and vanilla and beat well.
     
  4. Blend in sifted flour to form a stiff dough. Mix in pecans.
     
  5. Shape dough into small balls. Place on greased cookie sheet.
     
  6. Flatten cookies with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.
     
  7. Bake at 350 degrees for 7-9 minutes, till golden brown (do not overbrown.)
     
  8. Cool before frosting. Garnish with pecan halves. 

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