Brown Butter Pecan Cookie Recipe

What a delightful easy cookie bursting with buttery pecan flavor! Perfect addition to any cookie tray. Do give this one a try, everyone raves about them! Don't have to wait for a Holiday, just make them. Great with tea, coffee, after school or bake sales.

Brown Butter Pecan Cookie Recipe

12 ounce unsalted butter, split in half

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 3/4 cups flour

1/4 cup pecan meal

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

garnish: granulated sugar for tops

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small fry pan, add 6 ounces of butter on low melt and cook until slightly brown and have nutty aroma. Set aside

In a heavy duty mixer add the sugar and rest of the butter and beat until light and fluffy around 3 minutes.

Add the brown butter and combine. Next add the vanilla, flour, pecan meal and sea salt. Blend together. Wrap in wax paper and chill for 15 minutes.

Roll out on a lightly floured board and cut with a 2 inch fluted edge cookie cutter. Place cookies on parchment paper lined cookie sheets. Make fork indentations in the middle. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool on wire racks.
+claudia lamascolo  Author