These butter pecan cookies capture the essence of warm, nutty pecan pie, but in an easier-to-make cookie format.

While both roasting and toasting pecans can benefit the nuts, the methods can yield slightly different outcomes. Roasting is wonderful for whole pecans as the larger surface area cooks slower, and ...

You can toast them two ways, but for best results, toast whole pecan halves. Toasting pecans in your oven. To toast pecans in the oven, follow these steps: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Both the whole pecans and the extract supplement saw a resounding reduction in fat mass, blood cholesterol, insulin and HOMA-IR (Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance).

The researchers converted the equivalent amount of pecans they gave the mice to human proportions, which worked out to 22-38 whole pecans daily for an average human weighing 132 pounds.

Nov. 7—Pecans are not only good for humans, they are delicious, and Oklahoma's wholesale pecan industry generates $23 million a year. Daryl Johnson, who owns Johnson Nutty Acres, harvests pecans ...