Friday, December 4, 2009

Cookie Carnival ~ Pecan Pie Cookies

November's Cookie Carnival recipe was Pecan Pie Cookies ~ a quick and easy cookie to make and taste just like pecan pie ~ definitely a new favourite at the bakery.


Pecan Pie Cookies - from
Land O Lakes - makes ~3 dozen
Cookie Ingredients:
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder

Filling Ingredients:
1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup whipping cream
1 tsp vanilla

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.





Pecan on Foodista

2 comments:

Tessa said...

They were quick and great. Two perfect characteristics for a cookie! Thanks for baking with us!

Alisa said...

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