Salty-Sweet Butter Pecan Cookies Recipe | King Arthur Baking

Salty-Sweet Butter Pecan Cookies Recipe | King Arthur Baking

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Salt and sugar go together like coffee and cream - each brings the other to new heights. These butterscotch cookies are heavily laced with toasted pecans and butterscotch chips.

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups (142g) pecan halves
  • 2/3 cup (142g) light brown sugar, packed
  • 2/3 cup (131g) granulated sugar
  • 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup (92g) vegetable shortening
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 3/4 teaspoon butterscotch flavor, vanilla-butternut flavor, or butter-rum flavor, optional
  • 1 teaspoon cider vinegar or white vinegar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 cups (240g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 1/3 cups (227g) butterscotch chips
  • 1/3 cup (67g) granulated sugar
  • 1 to 1 1/4 teaspoons table salt, to taste*

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