Happy Wife, Happy Pecan Cookie Day?

Hi Friends! 

Today was 

Wife Appreciation Day

and 

National Pecan Cookie Day

Both of which I was 

completely okay with celebrating. 

The Duke 

(as he so affectionately wants to be called on this blog)

 really outdid himself 

for wife appreciation day. 

Not only did he do all of the laundry, 

but he let me do practically nothing all day. 

It was glorious! 

I mean, we did go to church, 

and to our son's baseball game, 

but after that I didn't have to do anything, 

no dishes, 

no cooking, 

nothing. 

I baked cookies that took about 20 minutes to make 

after he assembled all the ingredients. 

Seriously, he totally ROCKED Wife Appreciation Day...

but to be honest, he rocks wife appreciation day 

every. single. day. 

I'm a lucky girl . 

Now...

On to the fun stuff! 

PECAN COOKIES! 

I've never made pecan cookies before, 

so I went to my trusty sidekick pinterest

to find a recipe. 

I found one here. 

Averie is absolutely and completely

 adorable 

(seriously, check out her about me page)

and has a darling blog!

I want to eat everything she makes. 

I love it, 

I've bookmarked it, 

and

I look forward to reading more from her. 

Okay, so here's what you came for! 

Pictures! 

Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, 3/4 cup light brown sugar, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1 large egg (not pictured), 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, 2 tablespoons cream, 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice, 2 teaspoons corn starch, 1 teaspoon baking soda, pinch of salt, 2 cups of chopped pecans

 Directions

1.  Preheat oven to 350F
2. Combine the butter, sugars, egg, vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed until creamed and mixed. 
3. Add the cream, and beat on low speed until mixed.
4. Add the flour, pumpkin pie spice, corn starch, baking soda, optional salt, and beat on low speed until mixed.
5. Add the pecans, and beat on low speed until mixed.
6. Using your hands roll the dough into a ping-pong sized circle and space them apart about 2 inches on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. 
7. Place the sheet in the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Take them out at 10 minutes (they may not look done, take them out anyway) and let them cool on the baking sheet for another 10 minutes. 

The final result! They are completely delicious and taste as if you're biting into fall.

I enjoyed making these cookies. My daughter helped and she enjoyed the process as well.
I can't wait to share these with my girlfriends tomorrow. They're too good not to share...
Plus I can't eat them all.
The Duke and I are starting a fitness challenge starting in the morning
and even though I'm baking yummy stuff, I won't be eating as much of it as I'd like.
Bummer, but, I can't do all this cooking & eating and not take care of myself right?
Right!

So tomorrow's holidays are:
National Ice Cream Cone Day
American Women in Business Day

How to celebrate those two, I have no idea.
I'll come up with something though,
Until then,
Goodnight!

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