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Pecan Praline Cookies

Pecan Praline Cookies

Name: Pecan Praline Cookies
Total time: 105 min
Ingredients: 1½ cups butter, softened; ¾ cup light brown sugar, packed; 2 tsp. vanilla extract; 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 2 cups finely chopped pecans; Sifted powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar

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These yummy, buttery, brown-sugar pecan cookies are a favorite for holiday baking. For variety, make half of them with the powdered sugar coating and then roll the other half in cinnamon sugar.

Difficulty: Easy

Hands-on: 30 minutesTotal: 1 hour 45 minutes

Makes: 60

Ingredients

1½ cups butter, softened
¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 cups finely chopped pecans
Sifted powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
Step 2
In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until light. Stir in vanilla, and then stir in flour. Using your hands, mix in chopped pecans. The dough will be crumbly.
Step 3
Shape dough into small balls about 1" in diameter. Place on prepared baking sheet.
Step 4
Bake for 15–20 minutes until cookies are firm and lightly browned on bottoms. Let cool slightly, and then gently roll in powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar.