Pecan Pie Cookies
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
16 cookies
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Calories
267 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Pecan Pie Cookies
Description
This recipe blends a soft and slightly crumbly cookie dough incorporating butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, self-rising flour, and almond meal for added texture. The filling simmers gently to thicken, using pecans, brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, and eggs, capturing the essence of pecan pie in miniature form. Pressed cookie dough discs hold the filling well during baking, resulting in a tender crust and a luscious, sticky pecan topping.
Once baked and cooled, the cookies are decorated with drizzles of melted semi-sweet chocolate, adding a contrasting flavor and a bit of richness. These cookies serve nicely as a handheld sweet treat for gatherings, afternoon snacks, or dessert plates.
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 3/4 cup butter softened, unsalted
- 1 cup granulated sugar white
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1/4 cup almond finely ground
Filling:
- 2 tablespoons butter melted, unsalted
- 1/2 cup pecans chopped
- 1/3 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup corn syrup
- 2 egg
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Topping:
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips semi-sweet
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Filling:
- Combine butter, pecans, brown sugar, corn syrup, salt, and eggs into a medium saucepan, over medium-low heat.
- Stir constantly just until thickened. Remove from heat and set aside.
Cookies:
- In a large bowl cream together with a hand mixer or stand mixer, the butter and sugar.
- Beat in the egg, and vanilla extract.
- Add the flour and ground almonds to the butter mixture and mix just until combined.
- Roll dough into a bit larger than 1" balls and place them on an ungreased baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Slightly press cookies down into a flat, thick disk, they should be 2 inches apart one from each other.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon of the pecan pie mixture onto each cookie.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until filling is just set.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
- Once the cookies have cooled, melt the chocolate chips and drizzle on top of the cookies.
- Cool until set and serve.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 267 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 267kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 55mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 145mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 69mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 428IU | 9% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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