Butter Pecan Cookies
Butter Pecan Cookies are a mouthwatering combination of salty and sweet, chewy and buttery. These cookies are sure to be a hit at any gathering. Plus, they can be made gluten-free!
- Prep Time: 40
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 22-24 1x
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
For the buttered pecans: *
- 3/4 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
For the cookies:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
- sprinkle of flaky sea salt for topping (optional)
- whole pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper
- To make buttered pecans: sauté the chopped pecans and butter in a skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, for about 3 minutes until toasted and fragrant. Keep an eye on them as they can burn easily. Set aside
- Using a stand mixer or a hand mixer cream softened butter, granulated and brown sugars for 2 minutes
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined
- In a separate bowl sift or mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt
- Beat flour mixture into wet mixture, 1/2 cup at a time
- Fold in butterscotch chips and the cooled buttered pecans
- Form dough into 22-24 balls and place on baking sheet at least 2 inches apart. Top some or all with an extra pecan (optional)
- Bake for 8-10 minutes. Once removed from oven add a small sprinkle of sea salt (optional) then let cool on pan for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack
Notes
* If you don’t want to make your own buttered pecans, you can simply use store bought glazed pecans or candied pecans
If you want to make a larger batch, this recipe can easily be doubled
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