Butter Pecan Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped pecans

7 tablespoons. unsalted butter

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking sodaa pinch of saltPecan halves at the top of each cookie

PREPARATION:

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