Pecan Cookies

The friend who shared this recipe many years ago almost ruined it by including the calorie count (per cookie). We've chosen to eliminate it - the cookies seem to taste better that way.

Ingredients:

1 cup butter. softened
1 box light brown sugar (1 lb)
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups pecans, coarsely chopped

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter until light, add sugar and continue stirring until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix in dry ingredients and combine thoroughly. Add vanilla and pecans. Drop scant teaspoonful onto lightly greased baking sheets, spacing about 2" apart. Bake 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately remove from baking sheets and cool. Makes 5-6 dozen cookies.