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Butter Pecan Cookies

Author: Diane Schmidt - createdbydiane.com

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon butter vanilla flavor butter rum extract or butter flavor will work too
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 24 whole pecans

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • In large bowl of a mixer beat butter and sugars.
  • Add in egg and extracts white nutmeg and mix on medium-low to combine
  • Mix in flour, baking soda, and salt on medium until mixed.
  • On low mix in pecans.
  • Place 2 tablespoons sized balls of cookie dough 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Top with a pecan, lightly pressed into the top of each cookie.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove when centers look slightly soft but edges are golden and getting firm.
  • Allow cookie to cool completely on baking sheets.