Butter Pecan Cookies

Submitted by benluc

• Ready In: 1hr 4mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 84 cookies

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 egg yolk, unbeaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 1 lb pecan halves

directions

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

Reviews

[sadie44]

can you put more butter in this recipe .

 

[looneytunesfan]

These came out pretty good. I little on the dry side but maybe that is the way they were supposed to be? Thank you for sharing.