Pecan-Pie Cookies

Name: Pecan-Pie Cookies
Ingredients: 1 c. (10 oz.) brown sugar; 2 sticks (1/2 lb.) butter; 1 egg; 2 tsp. vanilla; 1 2/3 c. (8 oz.) flour; 1 tsp. baking soda; 2 c. (12 oz.) toasted pecans, see note; 3/4 c. (5 oz) toasted pecan meal, see note

8 ingredients

15 steps

Ingredients

1 c. (10 oz.) brown sugar
2 sticks (1/2 lb.) butter
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla
1 2/3 c. (8 oz.) flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. (12 oz.) toasted pecans, see note
3/4 c. (5 oz) toasted pecan meal, see note

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325°.
2

Grease a cookie sheet, or line the sheet with parchment paper.
3

Cream butter and brown sugar in electric mixer until light and fluffy.
4

Stir in egg and vanilla. Add flour and baking soda, mix until incorporated.
5

Stir in pecans and pecan meal.
6

Drop cookies by spoonfuls.
7

Cookies can be any size desired.
8

For a rounded teaspoon of dough, space a couple of inches apart.
9

Allow more spacing for larger cookies.
10

Bake until golden.
11

Baking time will vary greatly depending on the size of the cookies.
12

Small (1/2 oz) cookies bake in 5 to 7 minutes.
13

The medium (2 1/2 oz.) cookies take about 15 minutes.
14

The extra large (5 oz.) bake in about 20 minutes.
15

To avoid over baking, check cookies a couple of minutes before expected time is up.