pecan sandies cookies

Delicious Pecan Sandies with a buttery shortbread cookie taste everyone loves and chopped pecans throughout. They are quick to make and you can roll them in powdered sugar to make Mexican Wedding Cookies or Snowball Cookies.

Pecan Sandies

butter

brown sugar

granulated

all purpose flour

pecans (, corsely chopped)

tsp vanilla extract

tsp salt

Cream butter and sugar.

Add vanilla and mix. Add flour, salt, and pecans and stir to combine.

Chill for 20 minutes. Roll into 1 1/2 inch balls. Get a glass cup and wet the bottom of it slightly. Gently press the cookies using the bottom of the glass.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15-17 minutes.

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Pecan Sandies Cookies are soft, nutty shortbread that will melt in your mouth! This Pecan Sandies recipe is a fun idea for Christmas treats!

Pecan Sandies Cookies Recipe (Easy Shortbread)

unsalted butter (softened, but still cold)

sugar

vanilla extract

almond extract

all-purpose flour (plus more for dusting rolling surface)

salt

pecans

Using a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or an electric hand mixer and large mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar, and both extracts on high speed, just until combined. Set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. With the mixer on low speed, incorporate the flour mixture into the bowl with the butter/sugar mixture, just until combined. Do not over mix or your cookies will be too dry.

Add the chopped pecans and continue mixing on low speed until the dough starts to come together. If dough is too crumbly, with the mixer running, add 1 tablespoon of water at a time, until the dough comes together. If it is too sticky, add 1 tablespoon of flour at a time.

Turn dough out onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.

After chilling, transfer dough to a lightly floured surface. Using a rolling pin, flatten the dough to ¼ to ½-inch thick. *See Notes

Preheat your oven to 350°F.

Meanwhile, cut out cookies using a plain or fluted 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, or use any size/shape of cutter you desire.  Gather unused dough and re-roll as necessary.

Transfer the unbaked shortbread cookies to an ungreased baking sheet.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the edges begin to brown. Remove pan from oven and allow cookies to sit on pan for 2 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack and allow them to cool to room temperature.

These pecan sandies are the best I’ve ever had! They melted in my mouth and were so easy to make. Thank you, Donna!

I love shortbread cookies, they're a classic and the pecan is a perfect addition. Definitely making these for the holidays.

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