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Butter Pecan Cookies Recipe
Rahat

Butter Pecan Cookies

Butter Pecan Cookies are a delightful treat that combines rich, buttery flavor with the satisfying crunch of toasted pecans. With just 35 minutes from start to finish, these cookies are surprisingly easy to whip up, yet they taste like they came straight from a bakery.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 28 cookies
Calories: 260
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups pecan halves 175 g
  • 1 cup unsalted butter 226 g, melted and cooled until no longer warm
  • 1 ¼ cup dark brown sugar 250 g, tightly packed
  • ½ cup granulated sugar 100 g
  • 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk room temperature preferred
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all purpose flour 375 g
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup Heath Toffee bits 120 g, optional, but recommended!
  • Flaky sea salt for sprinkling, optional

Method
 

  1. Toast Pecans (optional)
  2. Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  3. Spread pecan halves evenly over cookie sheet and bake on 350F (175C) for 3-5 minutes.
  4. Remove from oven (do not turn off your oven) and set aside while you prepare your cookie dough.
  5. Cookie Dough
  6. In a large bowl, combine melted butter and sugars. Stir well.
  7. Add eggs, egg yolk, and vanilla extract and stir until well-combined.
  8. In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  9. Gradually add flour mixture to wet ingredients until completely combined.
  10. Coarsely chop your pecans then stir in the pecans and toffee bits until combined.
  11. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and drop cookie dough by heaping 1 ½ Tablespoon onto prepared cookie sheet, spacing at least 2" apart.
  12. Transfer to 350F oven and bake for 10-12 minutes. Cookies should still look soft/slightly under-done in the centers. Sprinkle with sea salt while warm. Allow cookies to cool completely on baking sheet and they will finish baking through as they cool but will stay nice and soft!

Nutrition

Calories: 260kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 2gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 145mgPotassium: 58mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 364IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
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