Name: Pecan Pie Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 85 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Brown Sugar (firmly packed); 3/4 cup butter (softened); 1 egg; 1 tsp Vanilla; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp Baking powder; 1 cup Pecans (chopped); 1/2 cup Brown Sugar (firmly packed); 1/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream; 1 tsp Vanilla

Pecan Pie Cookies

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 55

Total Time 1 25

Course Cookies, Desserts

Servings dozen

Ingredients

Cookie

1 cup Brown Sugar firmly packed
3/4 cup butter softened
1 egg
1 tsp Vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp Baking powder

Filling

1 cup Pecans chopped
1/2 cup Brown Sugar firmly packed
1/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F. Combine all cookie ingredients except flour and baking powder in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Reduce speed to low; add flour and baking powder. Beat until well mixed.
Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Make indentation in each cookie with thumb; rotate thumb to hollow out slightly.
Combine all filling ingredients in small bowl; fill each cookie with 1 rounded teaspoon filling. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.

Notes

Recipe Tip

These cookies can be made ahead and stored in the freezer up to 3 months. Place cookies in containers with tight-fitting lids, separating layers with waxed paper.

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