Buttery Pecan Cookies

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    buttery pecan cookies

    Recipe by Jackie Newgent, RDN

    • Makes about 36 cookiesServings

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup flour
    • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 stick salted butter, at room temperature
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
    • 3/4 cup chopped pecans

    Preparation

    Preheat oven to 375°. In bowl, whisk flour and baking soda. In large bowl, beat sugar and butter until creamy, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla, then flour mixture. Stir in pecans. Place tablespoonfuls of dough on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Cool on sheets on racks.