Pecan Sandies Recipe

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Carrie Vasios Mullins
Carrie Vasios Mullins is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Carrie Vasios Mullins
Carrie Vasios Mullins is the former national editor at Serious Eats, with a focus on all things sweet.
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Updated March 23, 2025
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Carrie Vasios

These butter cookies are full of chopped pecans and just a hint of bourbon.

Recipe Details

Pecan Sandies Recipe

Prep 15 mins
Cook 15 mins
Active 15 mins
Chilling Time 30 mins
Total 60 mins
Makes 30 cookies
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups (about 10 ounces) all purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

  • 18 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

  • 1/2 cup sugar

  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

  • 2 teaspoons bourbon

  • 2 cups chopped pecans

Directions

  1. Adjust oven racks to upper and lower middle positions and preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat together butter, light brown sugar, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and bourbon. Stir in flour mixture until combined. Stir in pecans. Chill dough in refrigerator for 30 minutes.

  3. Roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls. Place cookies on baking sheets leaving 2 to 3 inches in between each cookie (you should fit about 15 cookies on each sheet) and bake cookies until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
5147 Calories
367g Fat
437g Carbs
52g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories 5147
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 367g 470%
Saturated Fat 143g 715%
Cholesterol 549mg 183%
Sodium 1319mg 57%
Total Carbohydrate 437g 159%
Dietary Fiber 29g 102%
Total Sugars 199g
Protein 52g
Vitamin C 2mg 12%
Calcium 335mg 26%
Iron 19mg 108%
Potassium 1395mg 30%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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