Praline Cookies
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5.0
39 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
35 mins
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Cook Time
35 mins
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Total Time
45 mins
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Servings
33 cookies
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Calories
245 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Praline Cookies
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These unique and completely irresistible praline cookies are studded with chopped pecans and topped with an easy praline candy topping. No chilling and no candy thermometer required! Recipe includes a how-to video!
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Ingredients
For the cookie dough
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon table salt
- 2 cups finely chopped toasted pecans
For the praline topping
- 1 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- ⅓ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ teaspoon table salt
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup finely chopped toasted pecans for sprinkling
- Flaky sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F (190C) and line baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar and use an electric mixer to beat until lightened and creamy.
- Add eggs and vanilla extract and stir well.
- In a separate, medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet until completely combined. Dough will be dry, add the flour in 4-5 parts and stir well after each addition.
- Stir in pecans until well distributed
- Scoop dough into 2-Tablespoon sized balls and place on baking sheet, spacing cookies at least 2” apart.
- Transfer to center rack of 375F (190C) oven and bake for 9-11 minutes, until cookies are just beginning to turn a very light golden brown around the edges. Allow cookies to cool while you prepare praline topping.
For praline topping
- Combine brown sugar, cream, butter, and salt in a medium-sized saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring, until butter is melted, and increase heat to medium.
- Cook, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a full boil. Boil, stirring constantly, for one minute (use a timer!) then remove from heat and immediately stir in vanilla extract and powdered sugar. Whisk until smooth (it will seem lumpy at first but will come together). The topping will begin to solidify quickly so you must act fast. If it is too runny to stay on the cookies, continue to stir until it isn’t, but don’t wait too long as it really does become firm fast!
- Spoon topping over each cookie, immediately topping with a small sprinkling of toasted pecans after adding praline layer (you must do this immediately, the topping hardens fast! Sometimes I like to have a second set of hands to immediately add the nuts).
- Sprinkle flaky sea salt on top of each cookie (if using, recommended). Allow topping to set then enjoy.
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Notes
- Don’t over-bake! If you do, the cookies will be dry and crumbly, they should be soft and melt-in-your-mouth in their centers with crisp exteriors once cooled completely. The edges should just be beginning to turn very light golden when they’re finished baking. If the bottom of the cookie is dark, it’s a good sign they were baked too long.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cookie
Calories
245kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
116mg
(5%)
Potassium
67mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
20g
(40%)
Vitamin A
268IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
41mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 33cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 245 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 245kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 116mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 67mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 268IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 41mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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