Sugar and Spice Candied Pecans

Holiday Treats! Can them for gifts! Top Christmas cookies with them! Garnish a salad with them. Or just eat them as is yummy good. Decorate a cake or pumpkin pie with them. Ok you know what you better double the recipe!

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Yields: 3 cups

Ingredients

• 3  cups pecan halves
• 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cardamom
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  fresh grated nutmeg

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Butter large cookies sheets.
3. Heat in a saucepan melted butter, water and sugar till sugar is dissolved, add spices and pecans stirring till well coated about 3-5 minutes.
4. Transfer to cookie sheet and bake until golden about 10 minutes.
5. Cool store in airtight containers.