Butter Pecan Cookies ~ Unique Sweet & Salty Recipe

Name: Butter Pecan Cookies ~ Unique Sweet & Salty Recipe
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 52 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup pecans, chopped; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 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 salt; 1/2 cup butterscotch chips; sprinkle of flaky sea salt for topping (optional); whole pecans (optional)

10 steps

Prep:40minCook:12min

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. Keep scrolling for the recipe. This post contains affiliate links. Please read our Privacy Policy here. Apparently I have a think for making cookies

Updated at: Sat, 17 Dec 2022 22:56:08 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories136.4 kcal (7%)

Total Fat7.3 g (10%)

Carbs16.6 g (6%)

Sugars10.5 g (12%)

Protein1.3 g (3%)

Sodium47 mg (2%)

Fiber0.5 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

25 servings

¾ cuppecans

chopped

1 tablespoonunsalted butter

½ cupunsalted butter

softened to room temperature

½ cupgranulated sugar

½ cupdark brown sugar

packed

1egg

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

1 ½ cupsall-purpose flour

½ teaspoonbaking soda

¼ teaspoonsalt

½ cupbutterscotch chips

flaky sea salt

for topping, optional

whole pecans

optional

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper

Step 2

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

Step 3

Using a stand mixer or a hand mixer cream softened butter, granulated and brown sugars for 2 minutes

Step 4

Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined

Step 5

In a separate bowl sift or mix together flour, baking soda and salt

Step 6

Beat flour mixture into wet mixture, 1/2 cup at a time

Step 7

Fold in butterscotch chips and the cooled buttered pecans

Step 8

Refrigerate dough for 25 minutes

Step 9

Form dough into 25-27 balls and place on baking sheet at least 2 inches apart. Top some or all with an extra pecan (optional)

Step 10

Bake for 10-12 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

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