Cardamom Goat Cheese Cookies - Fill Your Plate

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 8 oz goat cheese (chevre), softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup confectioner's sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, or as needed
• 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans (optional)
• Additional confectioner's sugar for rolling cooked cookies in (optional)