Shortcut Butter Pecan Cookies Recipe Starts With a Cake Mix (4 Ingredients) by Donna John
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Needing something sweet to take for a get-together and having no time to go to the store, I pillaged my pantry. I found a butter pecan cake mix and pecans. The first thing I thought? Cake mix cookies. This shortcut recipe for butter pecan cookies is so easy! The cookies are moist and full of buttery pecan flavor.
This easy butter pecan cake mix cookie recipe has just four simple ingredients. The cookies bake up fast and are moist and not overly sweet like you'd think they would be. Everyone loved them for dessert. Here is your short shopping list for this shortcut cookie recipe: a box of butter pecan cake mix, eggs, butter and pecans. (Check out the health benefits of pecans.)
Variation: Add a few good shakes of ground cinnamon to the batter if you're a cinnamon lover.
Serve these delicious pecan cookies for dessert after dinner or as a sweet snack whenever the mood hits you. These cookies are so easy, they may become a staple at your house!
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Chill Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 15 ounces (1 box) butter pecan cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Here's how to make it:
- Put all the ingredients into a bowl. Mix well. (You could use any nuts you like.)
- Add a few good shakes of ground cinnamon, if desired. Refrigerate the batter for about 30 minutes.
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Roll tablespoons of the dough into balls and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
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Bake in a preheated 350-degree F oven for about 10 minutes. Store the cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh.
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