Brown Sugar Pecan Cookies

By davidgoodman

Ingredients

• 2 cups Butter (4 sticks)
• 16 ounces Brown Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 2 tsp Vanilla extract
• 5 to 6 cups All-purpose flour
• 1 cup Pecans, coarsely broken

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg and Vanilla.

3. Add flour to mixture until an electric mixer cannot mix it. Fold in pecans.

4. Shape dough into three 2 1/2-inch rolls. Wrap rolls in wax paper. Chill over night in refrigerator.

5. Cut into thin slices and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.

6. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until slightly brown. Store in a tightly covered cookie tin.

Freezes well.