BEST PECAN SANDIES

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup pecans
• 1 cup butter
• ¾ cup white sugar
• (1) large egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp salt
• (1 ¾) cups all-purpose flour

Directions:

1. Prepare oven, preheat it to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spread pecans out on a baking sheet.
2. Bake pecans until fragrant and lightly toasted for 5 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Let it cool completely and chop in a food processor.
3. Add and beat butter until creamy in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Add and beat the sugar until light and fluffy, and then beat in egg yolk, vanilla extract, and salt. Slowly mix pecans into butter mixture. Stir flour into pecan mixture until dough begins to come together.
4. Roll dough into a ball and divide it in half, and then roll each half of dough into a 1 1/2-inch thick log, and then wrap each log in wax paper, and refrigerate 4 hours to overnight.
5. Preheat oven 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet parchment paper.
6. Unwrap dough logs, and cut into 1/3-inch thick slices, and then transfer slices to the prepared baking sheet.
7. Bake until golden around the edges for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven.

Nutrition Facts:

Per Serving: 307.2 calories; 57.7 mg cholesterol; 158.5 mg sodium; 2.9 g protein; 27.5 g carbohydrates.