Grandma’s Pecan Sandies

Total Time

Prep: 10 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min.

Makes

about 1-1/2 dozen

Updated: Oct. 16, 2022
OUR GRANDCHILDREN go through these cookies like locusts in a wheat field! I always tell my husband to try hiding them when the grandkids come, but their little noses find them every time. -Martha Crowe, La Plata, Maryland

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup cake flour
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Directions

  1. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar; stir in vanilla. Add flour; mix on low until well blended. Stir in pecans; mix well. Chill for 30 minutes.
  2. Roll into 1-in. balls; place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until bottom edges are golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

2 each: 213 calories, 15g fat (7g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 103mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.