Best Great American Cookie Pecan Cookies Recipes

PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer, cream together the butter and brown sugar.
• Combine with the vanilla, egg and salt, blending until fully incorporated.
• Slowly add the flour until just mixed, then add pecans, folding by hand. The mixture will be a little crumbly.
• Roll dough into 24 golf-ball-sized balls.
• Place balls onto the cookie sheet and dip the bottom of a pint glass into flour, tapped off excess, flatten each cookie, re-flouring when needed.
• Gently press a whole pecan into the top of each cookie.
• Bake for 14-15 minutes or until the bottom edges are just lightly browned.
• Remove and allow to cool in the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then move to a wire cooling rack to cool fully.
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GREAT AMERICAN COOKIE PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• Add dry ingredients and mix well. Roll into 2 inch balls.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 9-11 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

CHEWY PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars. Beat in the eggs, milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and pie spice; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the oats, raisins and nuts; mix well. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

GREAT AMERICAN COOKIE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In a mixer bowl, cream butter or margarine, peanut butter, brown sugar, and 1 cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
• Gradually beat in your choice of mix-in's until just combined. If you want just peanut butter cookies, just skip this step.
• Drop heaping tablespoons of dough into remaining 1/3 cup granulated sugar. Shape into balls. Place about 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with a fork dipped in the sugar.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until the cookies are just set and are slightly firm to the touch. Do not over-bake. They will crisp up when cooled.
• Cool for one minute on cookie sheets. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.