Butter Pecan Cookies

Woohoo! We have made it to the halfway point of our 25 days of holiday cookies and treats! Today we are sharing a cookie that was the first to disappear when I set them out at Thanksgiving. These Butter Pecan Cookies were gone before the turkey was carved.

Butter Pecan Cookies

John's Mom absolutely loved these cookies. I was starting to wonder if people were sneaking cookies into their purses and pockets these cookies went so fast. I had hid a couple extra's for John's Mom thankfully before everyone arrived. She just loves these cookies.

Are you a fan of Pecans? I am really enjoying baking with them this year. Keep an eye out for a few more pecan recipes coming soon.

Ingredients

• Chopped pecans
• Butter
• Brown sugar
• Egg
• Vanilla extract
• Self-rising flour
• Pecan halves

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Butter Pecan Cookies

How to make delicious Butter Pecan Cookies Recipe perfect for the holidays.

4.34 from 3 votes

Print Rate

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 27 minutes

Servings: 24

Calories: 226kcal

Author: Tammilee Tips

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cups pecans chopped
• 1 Tablespoon Butter softened
• 1 cup Butter softened
• 1 cup Brown Sugar packed
• 1 egg separated
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 2 cups self rising flour
• 1 cup pecan halves

Instructions

Toasted Pecans

• Toast chopped pecans with 1 tablespoon butter in a baking pan at 325 degrees for 5-7 minutes, set aside to cool

Cookies

• Cream brown sugar and 1 cup of butter until light and fluffy, beat in egg yolk and vanilla
• Gradually add in flour, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour
• pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls, roll in toasted pecans, pressing nuts into the dough
• Beat egg whites until foamy, dip pecan halves in egg whites and press into each cookie ball
• Bake for 10-12 minutes

Cookie Sheets

KitchenAid Mixer

Parchment Paper

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Butter Pecan Cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 226 Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Fat 17g26%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Cholesterol 28mg9%

Sodium 77mg3%

Potassium 74mg2%

Carbohydrates 18g6%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 9g10%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 267IU5%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 20mg2%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Recipe originally posted on December 10, 2013. Updated September 2020.