Pecan Shortbread Cookies

How to Make Pecan Shortbread Cookies

1. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Lay 2 cups of pecans on it.
2. Roast the pecans for the next 10 minutes at 360 degrees F/180 degrees C.
3. Move the pecans in a blender and crush them.
4. Add the butter in a large bowl. Add the sugar, salt, and vanilla extract. Mix everything until the sugar is absorbed by the butter.
5. Add the flour and mix everything with a spatula. Add the crushed pecans and mix again. Move the dough in a large bowl and cover it with foil.
6. Refrigerate for the next 60 minutes.
7. Shape the mixture into 1.5 (4 cm) thick balls and press them lightly to obtain the cookie shape.
8. USe the remaining pecan nuts and add 1 of them in the middle of each cookie.