Butter Pecan Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup pecans
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup sugar, plus more for coating
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
On a baking sheet, toast pecans until fragrant, about 6 minutes. Let cool completely; finely chop.
Cream butter and 1/3 cup sugar until light, about 1 minute.
Beat in vanilla, salt, and flour, just until dough comes together.
Fold in pecans.
Separate dough into 12 pieces; squeeze dough to shape into balls. Roll in sugar.
Place, 3 inches apart, on a baking sheet. Gently flatten with the bottom of a glass. Sprinkle with sugar.
Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Sprinkle with more sugar.
Cool cookies on a wire rack.