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Pecan Spice Cookies

A spice cookie for “Pumpkin Spice” season... without any pumpkin!
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Course Dessert, Snack

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 3/4 cup flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/3 cup pecans chopped
  • 4 dozen pecan halves

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375°F. In a medium sized bowl (or bowl of a stand mixer) cream butter, sugar and egg together until light and fluffy. 
  • Sift flour, baking powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg together and add to butter mixture stirring just until combined. Stir in chopped pecans. 
  • Roll dough into 1-inch balls, and place on a baking sheet. Top each cookie with a pecan half (domed side up), pressing slightly into cookie. Bake for 8-10 minutes. 
  • Let cool for a few minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.