Butter Pecan Cookies For Tea Time

Ingredients ¾ cup pecans ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature ⅓ cup sugar (plus more for coating) 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract ⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt 1 cup all purpose flour

Instructions Preheat over to 350. On a baking sheet, toast pecans about 6 minutes, or until fragrant. Let cool, finely chop. With an electric mixer, cream butter and ⅓ cup sugar until light, about 1 minute. Beat in salt, vanilla, and flour, scraping down sides of bowl, just until dough comes together. Fold in pecans. Separate dough into 12 pieces; squeeze down to shape into balls. Roll in sugar. Place 3 inches apart, on a baking sheet. Gently flatten with the bottom of a glass (reshape sides if necessary). Sprinkle with sugar. Bake until golden brown, rotating

halfway through, about 15 minutes. Cool cookies on a wire tack.