French Butter Pecan Cookies image Visual of a cow
serves 6-8
  • Prep Time
    50 minutes
  • Additional Time
    15 minutes
  • Total Time
    1 hour 5 minutes
INGREDIENTS
  • 12 tablespoons French unsalted butter 
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
3-Step Recipes, Dessert

French Butter Pecan Cookies

Browned butter adds a rich nutty and toasty flavor to these irresistible pecan cookies. They are soft and slightly caramelized on the edges, and they won’t last long in the cookie jar!

STEP 1: MAKE THE BROWNED BUTTER

Melt the butter in a small pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally until it becomes light golden brown (approximately 5 minutes). Turn off the heat and let it cool off for about 10 minutes.

STEP 2: MIX THE INGREDIENTS

In a large bowl, whisk the brown sugar and the cooled browned butter. Then add in the vanilla extract and egg until combined. In a separate small bowl, whisk the flour, salt and baking soda then toss the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together until combined. Add the pecans and gently stir them into the dough. Cover the bowl in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

STEP 3: SCOOP AND BAKE

Preheat the oven to 375 ° F while the dough is in the refrigerator. After chilling, scoop out 1 ½ – 2 tablespoons of dough balls and place them on a parchment baking sheet approximately 2 inches apart. Press down each ball slightly so it’s no thicker than ½”. Bake for 12-14 minutes.
Allow the cookies to cool on the tray for 10 minutes.

Bon appétit!

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