Pecan Sandies

Ingredients

Ingredients to be Creamed:

Dry Ingredients:

Pecans:

Instructions

  1. Finely chop pecans and set aside. NOTE: For delicate, melt in the mouth cookies make sure the nuts are finely chopped.
  2. In a work bowl cream butter.
  3. Add sugar and mix until butter and sugar are light and fluffy.
  4. Add vanilla and mix in.
  5. Add flour and optional salt and mix on low speed until blended.
  6. Add chopped pecans to work bowl and mix on low speed until incorporated.
  7. Place an 18-inch long sheet of waxed paper on a flat surface.
  8. Place the dough in the center of the waxed paper.
  9. Gently roll the dough into a cylinder shape about 2-inches in diameter and approximately 14-inches in length.
  10. Wrap the waxed paper around the dough.
  11. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
  12. Preheat oven:
    Standard Oven: 325°   |   Convection Oven: 300°
  13. Slice the dough into ¼-inch rounds.
  14. Place dough slices on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  15. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
  16. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to a cooling rack.
  17. Serve.

Comments

Makes about 4½ dozen cookies.

These cookies have a delicate texture that will melt in your mouth.

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