Pecan Shortbread Cookies

These tender pecan shortbread cookies make an easy, just-sweet-enough dessert to gift or serve at holiday parties.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 126 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 2 large eggs

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt in a separate bowl. Stir gradually into the butter mixture. Stir in pecans.

Step 3

Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place onto ungreased cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 12 to 14 minutes.

Step 5

Remove from cookie sheets and cool completely on wire racks, 20 to 30 minutes.

Step 6

Cream butter, oil, white sugar, and confectioners' sugar together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Stir in vanilla extract.