Brown Sugar Pecan Refrigerator Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• beat the brown sugar and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. beat in the egg and vanilla extract until completely incorporated. mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl, then stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture until just incorporated. fold in the pecans mixing just enough to evenly combine.
• roll the dough into a log, and wrap in wax paper. chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
• preheat an oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). slice the dough and arrange the cookies on a baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, about 12 minutes. allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.