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Heather's Dish

Buttery Brown Sugar Pecan Cookies

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I didn’t always love pecans.  No sirree, I hated the things.  I didn’t like the dryness in my mouth after eating them, I didn’t like cracking the shells (because let’s face it – the shells sometimes look too much like the actual nut and, well, it’s not that easy to chew.  Trust me), and I didn’t like the flavor.  This story is old news though – you guys know already that my love affair with pecans began when I first tried them toasted and always ALWAYS in Mom’s pecan pie.

Another thing that made me fall in love with them though?  When I found out Nate liked them too.  See, I’m not that girl that loves things because a guy loves them.  But food shared is food savored and we always were able to love the same foods together.  I’ll never forget when we were dating and Nate decided he wanted dessert one night when we were eating out.  He wanted pecan pie goshdarnit and who am I to say no to a man craving pecan pie?

 

The waitress came over and asked the traditional, “You guys ready for some dessert?” question that you have to ask when you’re in the restaurant business.  And my husband – my sweet, adorable husband – told that poor girl that he wanted a slice of “Peckin’ Pie.”

 

Silence followed, along with some confused look and a giggle or two from my direction.

 

“I’m sorry, what kind of pie?”

 

“Peckin’ pie.  You know, with peckins in it and the crust and the ice cream…”

 

(More confusion).

 

Finally, to put the poor girl out of her misery, I blurted out, “Pecan pie.  He’s trying to say pecan!”

 

Needless to say she walked away, put in the order and probably spit in our whipped cream while Nate and I sat there and died laughing about how ridiculous he was being.  And that pecan pie, although the flavor was nowhere near Mom’s, is probably one of the best slices I’ve ever had.

BUT………….I didn’t make pie for you guys today.  Nope.  I made cookies instead.  Not lazy cookies, but the real deal cookies that are shaped like circles because I baked them that way.  They have finely chopped pecans, too much butter and sugar, and will become your newest addiction.  I promise you this: I was wary at first because they didn’t have chocolate and cookies without chocolate just aren’t my think these days.  But I’ll be darned if I haven’t eaten almost every single one that I made and am contemplating making more tonight.

BUTTERY BROWN SUGAR PECAN COOKIES

  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 cup very finely chopped pecans (I gave mine a whirl in the food processor)

Preheat your oven to 350.  Cream together the butter and sugar.  Add the vanilla and egg and mix until combined.  Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.  Fold in the pecans until evenly distributed.  Drop by the heaping teaspoon onto a pan lined with parchment or a Silpat and bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.  You just want to see a little golden brown around the edges at the bottom, and then remove them immediately to cool.  Cool for about 10 minutes before eating…if you can!

Maybe only make these when you have friends or family over…I can’t be held responsible for the stomachache that will ensue when you eat too many.  Trust me, it’ll happen.

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  1. Nancy Delgado says

    October 16, 2017 at 3:15 pm

    I made two batches of these cookies and I’m trying to figure out what I did wrong! The dough of the first batch was very sticky . All the dough ran together and created a sheet of cookie. After baking for your 13 minutes they still appeared underbaked. I left them in for two minutes more and they came out well done. They were very thin and they tasted good but they were qq to crisp to cut them into squares .
    I immediately made a second batch, I added about 1/8 cup more flour, hoping that this would help with my problem. I also checked the oven periodically to see how the cookies were doing . I had the same problem except this time I did not over cook them. I was able to cut the cookie into squares. They are very delicious , they are thin , lacey , and crisp. BUT, they do not look like the picture. What could I be dong wrong? Any suggestions?

    Reply
    • Heather says

      October 18, 2017 at 9:35 pm

      Hey Nancy! I’m so sorry it didn’t work out for you – I’ll be honest, I don’t know what could have gone wrong. My initial thought would be to reduce the liquid maybe cutting back on the butter a bit…?) first. I actually just made these again the other day for some new neighbors and they turned out fine for me :/

      Reply
    • Duke says

      January 12, 2021 at 10:19 pm

      If it’s too runny add flour!

      Reply
      • Heather says

        February 17, 2021 at 10:02 am

        Thank you for the feedback Duke!

        Reply
  2. Katherine says

    March 15, 2014 at 12:19 pm

    i am ready to mix the dough but first i have to say that a really good “peckin” pie has twice as many peckins in in than your usual recipe calls for / a few years ago i was living away from it all in the mountains with a gentleman friend / we were having a blizzard so i made a double your nuts pecan pie in a little woodburning stove when, big surprise, a couple of friends of friends (actually strangers to us) arrived at our little underground cabin / they had trudged through two miles of blizzard to reach us / you can imagine their astonishment to be served a magnificent pecan pie with (of course) whipped cream / smile / oh my what a nice memory / and now onward with the cookie dough

    Reply
    • Heather says

      March 16, 2014 at 10:03 pm

      Such a fun story! I love memories like that 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jo-Anne says

    June 29, 2013 at 8:38 am

    This cookie recipe is simply delicious and so easy to make. Gives the house a wonderful aroma.

    Reply
    • Heather says

      June 30, 2013 at 8:12 pm

      Thanks so much Jo-Anne! It definitely does smell nice while they’re baking 😉

      Reply
  4. Bobbi Tanguay says

    January 30, 2013 at 11:16 am

    Made these today, and they were little bites of heaven!! Perrrrrfect!

    Reply
    • Heather says

      January 30, 2013 at 1:04 pm

      Yay! I’m so glad you liked them – I can’t even make ’em when I’m home alone 😉

      Reply
  5. Stephanie says

    December 12, 2012 at 8:49 pm

    These cookies are magic! Thank you for this wonderful recipe!

    Reply
    • Heather says

      December 13, 2012 at 9:48 am

      They’re so addicting! I’m glad you like them!

      Reply
  6. felicia says

    September 20, 2012 at 11:17 am

    These remind me of the chewy pecan supreme cookies from great American cookie. I’m fixing to make these to have with some coffee!!!

    Reply
    • felicia says

      September 20, 2012 at 1:07 pm

      They are in the oven!!!!!

      Reply
      • Heather says

        September 24, 2012 at 9:12 am

        how’d they turn out?!

        Reply
        • felicia says

          September 24, 2012 at 6:58 pm

          Not like the picture but still absolutely delicious and edible!! Lol. I’m going to add more pecans next time. Thanks for the recipe!!!

          Reply
  7. Maria says

    June 27, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    Love these!

    Reply
  8. Donna says

    December 1, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    Hello! These look delicious! I wanted to know for this recipe, how many cookies does this make?
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Heather says

      December 2, 2011 at 6:45 am

      it depends on the size you make, but for me it was about 30 cookies total 🙂

      Reply
  9. The Food Hunter says

    November 28, 2011 at 10:47 am

    Yes, Please!!

    Reply
  10. Living The Sweet Life says

    November 25, 2011 at 1:21 pm

    These are completely calling my name right now ~YUM!

    Reply
  11. Brittany says

    November 24, 2011 at 10:00 am

    These look delish! I want to make them now! 🙂

    Reply
  12. Julie @SavvyEats says

    November 23, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    YUM. Do you say it “pee-cans” or “peh-kahns”? Or peckin’s…

    Reply
    • Heather says

      November 24, 2011 at 7:42 am

      i’ve always said it peh-kahns, but i love when people say pee-cans too!

      Reply
  13. janetha @ meals & moves says

    November 22, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    ohhh shit. i have all that stuff in my kitchen right now. and it’s only 9 PM. doing it.

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    • janetha @ meals & moves says

      November 22, 2011 at 10:39 pm

      they are now in the oven. i had JUST enough brown sugar and pecans in my house. i mean peckins. it was meant to beeeeee!

      Reply
  14. Jessica @ How Sweet says

    November 22, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    Yes yes yes and YES!

    Reply
  15. Sally @ Spontaneous Hausfrau says

    November 22, 2011 at 6:24 pm

    I so love pecans and so love that this recipe is only 8 ingredients long! Can’t wait to make these.

    Reply
  16. Megan @ MegGoesNomNom says

    November 22, 2011 at 6:22 pm

    A cup of butter! These babies have got to be good! 😉 Seriously though, these cookies are making my mouth water.

    Reply
  17. Kelli H (Made in Sonoma) says

    November 22, 2011 at 11:21 am

    Oh man, I can just imagine how tasty these are!

    Reply
  18. Lauren at Keep It Sweet says

    November 22, 2011 at 11:05 am

    I can see how one could easily eat to many of these!

    Reply
  19. Cat @Breakfast to Bed says

    November 22, 2011 at 10:25 am

    wow. these look fantastic. I need one now.

    Reply
  20. Jamie says

    November 22, 2011 at 9:28 am

    Hysterical! I love this story! And I can’t even remember if I ever had pecan pie before but I know I do love pecans – put them in everything I sensibly can. And I’ve been in the mood for cookies lately – these look scrumptious!

    Reply
  21. Liz @ Tip Top Shape says

    November 22, 2011 at 9:00 am

    I was just looking for a pecan recipe!! I found this too late, though 🙁 Oh well, this just means I will have to get more pecans!

    Reply
  22. Cassie says

    November 22, 2011 at 8:14 am

    This sounds perfect. Brown sugar and pecans are a great match!

    Reply
  23. Lindsay @ Lindsay's List says

    November 22, 2011 at 7:38 am

    lol…peckin’. love little stories like that! Great pics too, heather!

    Reply
  24. Maria says

    November 22, 2011 at 7:33 am

    Great cookie recipe!

    Reply

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