Gluten-free Butter Pecan Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (make sure it's gluten-free)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (use 1/8 teas. if you use salted butter)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum, rounded
• 1 (4 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding (or french vanilla)
• 2 3/4 cups gluten-free flour
• 3/4 cup pecans, coarsely ground

Recipe

• 1 cream together butter and sugar.
• 2 add eggs and vanilla extract and mix well.
• 3 add remaining ingredients.
• 4 dough should be very thick and gooey. add more flour if necessary.
• 5 chill 1 or more hours,.
• 6 drop by round teaspoons onto un-greased cookie sheet.
• 7 bake 10-11 minutes at 375 degrees.
• 8 allow to cool for a few moments before removing from cookie sheet.
• 9 store in an air tight container.