Pecan Butter Cookies
Originally found in 1000 Mexican Recipes
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 large eggs
1 cup pecans, finely chopped
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
Beat together sugar and butter until smooth. Add eggs and combine well. Add pecans and vanilla extract; stir to combine. Add flour and mix until well combined.
Preheat oven to 375. Roll the dough into balls and place about one inch apart on cookie sheet. Bake 12-14 minutes, or until edges are browned and the tops are slightly rounded and light in color. Cool on wire rack.
My Notes:
This was another addition to the talent show repertoire last night. I had actually tried to make Mexican Pecan Cookies before, but the recipe didn't call for sugar, and they didn't turn out well. I added sugar to the second half of the batch I made and they were decent. So, this time I looked for a recipe that actually included sugar in the wet ingredients.
These turned out wonderfully. They were gone relatively quickly at the talent show, and I had a couple people tell me that they were reminded of snickerdoodles. Take that for what it's worth.
