Low Sugar Pecan Cookies
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Serves: 20
 
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups melted butter (3 sticks)
  • ½ cup sugar (sucanat, raw, brown)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups whole grain flour (I use freshly ground soft white wheat)
  • ½ cup pecan pieces toasted in 2 Tablespoons butter
Instructions
  1. Toast pecans by stirring them in a small saucepan over low heat for 2-4 minutes. Set aside.
  2. In a mixing bowl, stir together butter, sugar, vanilla, and flour.
  3. Fold in toasted pecans.
  4. Scoop ½ inch sized balls of dough onto a cookie sheet.
  5. Press balls down with the end of a drinking glass.
  6. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes or until cookies are golden brown.
Recipe by Heavenly Homemakers at https://www.heavenlyhomemakers.com/low-sugar-pecan-cookies