Brown Sugar Shortbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar (lightly packed)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups flour

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325.
Grease a 9\" baking pan (square or round).
In a mixing bowl, beat together butter, brown sugar and vanilla.
Gradually beat in pecans and flour.
Press mixture into prepared pan and prick top with tines of a fork.
Bake at 325 for about 30 minutes or until slightly browned and puffy.
Remove from the oven and carefully cut into wedges using a sharp knife BEFORE allowing it to cool.