Pecan Shortbread Cookies - Once Upon a Chef

Name: Pecan Shortbread Cookies - Once Upon a Chef
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: ¾ cup chopped pecans; 10 tablespoons (1¼ sticks) unsalted butter, softened; ½ cup confectioners' sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; Scant ¾ teaspoon kosher salt; 1½ cups all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off, plus more for dusting); 1 egg yolk, (beaten); ¼ cup demerara or turbinado sugar ((You'll use less than this, but you need extra to roll the dough in))

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TESTED & PERFECTED RECIPE -- Rolled in coarse sugar, these sophisticated pecan shortbread cookies are long on buttery, nutty flavor.

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Ingredients

¾ cup chopped pecans
10 tablespoons (1¼ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
½ cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Scant ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
1½ cups all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off, plus more for dusting)
1 egg yolk, (beaten)
¼ cup demerara or turbinado sugar ((You'll use less than this, but you need extra to roll the dough in))