Butter Pecan Meltaways

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 30

Servings: cookies

Calories: 112kcal

These buttery cookies are studded with chopped pecans and rolled in powdered sugar. A classic family favorite but in a small batch format!

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
line your baking sheet(s) with parchment and set aside
Use a food processor or a knife and cutting board to chop the pecans into very fine pieces
spread the pecans on a baking sheet and toast for about 5-10 minutes in the oven until you can smell that distinctive “nutty” smell
set aside to cool
meanwhile, in the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the softened butter and sugar, cream until smooth.
and vanilla and beat in
stir in the flour and salt and mix until combined.
when the pecans are cooled add in them to the creamed butter dough
scrape the sides of the bowl and mix again.
divide the dough into 24 portions
roll the dough into balls
place 12 on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for approximately 12-15 minutes until the cookies are firm and hold together
meanwhile place the powdered sugar in a bowl
when the cookies come from the oven let them cool for a minutes or two then
carefully roll them in the powdered sugar and put on a cooling rack
repeat with the remaining cookie dough

Storage: Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days or frozen for 3 months.