Description
Butter Pecan Melt-Away Cookies are a delightful treat featuring buttery cookies with roasted pecans. These easy-to-make cookies are perfect for any occasion and will have everyone asking for more!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (163.5 g) chopped pecans, (roasted*, cooled, divided)
- 1 cup (2 sticks / 227 g) unsalted butter, (cold, cubed)
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar, (lightly packed)
- 2 large eggs, (room temperature)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups (312 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a stand mixer bowl with a paddle attachment, combine cold butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Beat on medium speed until light and creamy for about 2-3 minutes.
- Add eggs one at a time while the mixer is on low speed. Once fully combined, add vanilla, scraping the bowl as needed.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Turn off the mixer and add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Mix on low speed until just combined.
- Stir in 1 cup of pecans, reserving some for topping.
- Using a 2-tablespoon scoop, drop dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Add a few pecan pieces on top of each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the cookies are set, puffed, and no longer wet.
Notes
For an enhanced flavor, toast the pecans before chopping them.
Ensure butter is cold and cubed for the best texture in cookies.
Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 99mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg