PREPARATION:

1st Step

Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper and preheating your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).

2nd Step

Cream the butter that has been softened and the powdered sugar together in a large mixing bowl until the mixture is light and fluffy. Either a hand mixer made of wooden spoons or an electric mixer may be used to accomplish this task.

3rd Step

Stir in the vanilla extract until it is well incorporated into the butter-sugar mixture, then set the mixture aside. After each addition of flour and salt, continue mixing until the ingredients are completely incorporated. Take care not to overmix the ingredients, since this might cause the cookies to become tough.

4th Step

Incorporate the chopped pecans or walnuts gently. It is important to make sure that they are dispersed uniformly throughout the dough. And then flatten out each part of the dough into a ball about an inch in diameter. Put the balls on the baking sheet that has been prepared, leaving approximately 1 inch of space between each one.