PECAN COOKIES-The Southern Lady Cooks

These delicious Southern Pecan Cookies are perfect for any occasion. We especially love them during the holiday season.

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

These cookies have such a wonderful flavor and they are easy to make. The sour cream really gives them a soft center and the pecans are perfect. We love to make these during the holiday season but they are delicious year round. Add these to your dessert table anytime and they also make a great gift. If you like soft cookies, these are the ones to make!

SWAPS & ADDITIONS

If you are not a nut fan or have an allergy you can add mini chocolate chips to the batter. These would also be great with sprinkles on them or any decoration when you take them out of the oven.

⭐TIP

These keep very well in an air tight container and can definitely be made in advance. We make them for our gift bags each Christmas and they are always a hit!

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Southern Pecan Cookies

Anne Walkup

Southern sour cream pecan cookies are good anytime and wonderful for the holidays.

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Cookies

Cuisine American

• 1/2 cup oil I use Canola
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup pecan pieces

Topping

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

• In a large mixing bowl whisk together the oil, eggs, sugar, vanilla and sour cream. Add flour, baking powder, salt, and soda and mix well with a large spoon. Fold in pecans. In a smaller bowl mix the sugar and cinnamon for the topping. Batter will look like cake batter. 

• Drop by tablespoon full onto a very lightly sprayed cookie sheet. Sprinkle a pinch of the sugar and cinnamon topping on each cookie. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven 15 to 20 minutes. Makes about 2 1/2 dozen depending on the size you make the cookies.

These cookies make about 2.5 dozen, so I set the servings at 8 since most people have about 4 cookies. 

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