Name: Butter Pecan Skillet Cookies
Yield: Makes about 16
Ingredients: 1⅓ cups (160 g) chopped pecans; 4 Tbsp. pure maple syrup; 2 tsp. kosher salt, divided; 10 Tbsp. chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for pan; 1¼ cups (160 g) all-purpose flour; 6 Tbsp. (packed; 75 g) light brown sugar; 1 large egg; 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste; 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar; 3 Tbsp. (or more) whole milk; Coarse white sanding sugar and edible glitter (for decorating)

Triangular butter pecan skillet cookies topped with glaze maple pecans and sugar.

Photo by Ted Cavanaugh, Chelsea Cavanaugh, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton

If butter pecan ice cream were a cookie, it would be this all-levels skillet shortbread.

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