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Brown sugar and pecan cookies
A simple brown sugar and pecan cookie that you can make in one bowl. The cookies are buttery, soft, and chewy, perfect for an afternoon treat!
Course
Sweets & Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
12
minutes
minutes
Total Time
22
minutes
minutes
Servings
30
cookies
Calories
117
kcal
Author
Kristine Underwood
Ingredients
▢
1/2
cup
unsalted butter, room temperature
▢
1/4
cup
sugar
▢
3/4
cup
brown sugar, packed
▢
1/2
tsp
sea salt
▢
1/2
tsp
baking soda
▢
1
tsp
water
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1
egg
▢
1
tsp
vanilla extract
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1½
cups
flour
▢
1/2
cup
finely chopped pecans
▢
30
pecan halves (for the tops of each cookie)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugars together until smooth.
Add sea salt, baking soda, and water and stir.
Add egg and mix to combine.
Add vanilla extract.
Add flour, half at a time, and stir until just combined.
Fold in finely chopped pecans and stir until evenly dispersed.
Using a 1 TBS cookie scoop, scoop the dough onto lined baking sheets 2 inches apart.
Gently press a pecan half into the top of each cookie. Do not over-flatten.
Bake cookies for 12 minutes, rotating halfway through.
Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, prior to transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
cookie
|
Calories:
117
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
9.5
g
|
Protein:
1.4
g
|
Fat:
8.6
g
|
Saturated Fat:
2.5
g
|
Cholesterol:
14
mg
|
Sodium:
78
mg
|
Potassium:
43
mg
|
Fiber:
0.9
g
|
Sugar:
5.5
g
|
Calcium:
10
mg
|
Iron:
0.4
mg