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I’ve been sitting here staring at the above photo for hours now, waiting for inspiration to strike.
I’ve walked away from it and come back to it multiple times. I’ve taken breaks to bake bread, work out, chat on the phone with a friend. Still nothing.
The thing is, I just can’t come up with anything more compelling to say to you today than this: Make the danged cookies, they taste like pecan pie.
But do I really need to say anything more to you than that?
I really didn’t think so.
Adapted from Shutterbean.
Pecan Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups pecan halves plus extra for garnish (about 2 dozen)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- Powdered sugar for dusting
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
- Place 1 1/2 cups of pecan halves in a food processor. Pulse until coarsely ground, but be sure not to process for too long - you don't want the nuts to turn into a paste. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir together the sugar and melted butter. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract, then add the ground pecans and the flour. Mix well.
- To form the cookies, scoop out 1 tablespoon of dough and roll it into a ball, then flatten slightly into a round cookie. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. Lightly press a pecan half into the center of each cookie.
- Bake 9-11 minutes, until lighten golden around the edges. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 1-2 minutes on the baking sheet before moving to a cooling rack to cool completely. Once cool, dust with powdered sugar.
- Cookies will keep for up to a week in an airtight container, or longer in the freezer...not that they'll last that long.
About Stephie
Stephie is the creator of Stephie Cooks, a food blog that focuses on creating memories around the food we share, with family recipes at the site’s heart. Stephie lives in Central Illinois with her husband, daughter, and a menagerie of cats and dogs. When she’s not in the kitchen or at her computer writing, you can usually find her curled up with a book or working on one of her many grandma-esque hobbies. Learn more >
Is something left out of this recipe printed? Too soft – could not roll. They came out like a meringue and not firm.
This is creative! Perfect for all those pecan pie lovers!
These are gorgeous! Can’t wait to try them!
love these cookies. They are packed with so much pecan!
I love cookies. These look so good. My husband is a pecan pie freak. This recipe has to be a good match for us!!
Pecan pie in a cookie? Yes, yes and YES!
I am in love with these!
Sometimes it’s best to keep things simple – just eat these! Lol