SOUTHERN LIVING PECAN SHORTBREAD COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment. Spread 2 cups pecans on a rimmed baking sheet and toast just until fragrant, 7 to 8 minutes. Cool, then chop. Beat butter, granulated sugar, vanilla, and salt with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low and beat in flour, one large spoonful at a time, just until combined. Add chopped pecans and beat until incorporated. Cover and chill at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.Place turbinado sugar in a bowl. Divide dough into 36 (1 1/4- inch) balls, roll balls in turbinado sugar, and place, 2 inches apart, on prepared baking sheets. Gently press remaining pecans into the top of each cookie. Bake, rotating pans once, until edges are golden brown, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool on pans on wire racks 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix together the butter and sugar until they are just combined. Add the vanilla and almond extracts. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt, then add them to the butter/sugar mixture. Add the pecans and mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together. Dump onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.
• Roll the dough 1/2-inch thick and cut into 2 1/2-inch squares with a plain or fluted cutter (or cut into any shape you like). Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges begin to brown. Allow to cool to room temperature and serve.