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Chewy Pecan Cookies

Recipe information

  • Yield

    yields approximately 5 dozen

Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
One 16-ounce box brown sugar
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1Ā 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch of salt
2 cups chopped pecans

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Melt butter and sugar together in the top of a double boiler; remove from heat. Add eggs and vanilla. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to egg mixture; mix well. Stir in nuts. Drop spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

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