1. Preheat oven to 300° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, then set aside.
2. Whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda.
3. In a separate bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, egg yolk and vanilla. Add flour mixture and mix until blended.
4. Shape dough into 1-inch size dough balls. You may roll them by hand or use a small scoop. Roll them in the finely chopped pecans.
5. Place on a greased cookie sheet about 2-inches apart. Gently flatten cookies.
6. Bake in a 300° F. oven for 8-10 minutes.
7. Remove from baking sheet onto cooling rack, completely cool before frosting.

TIP: We recommend frosting with buttercream