Pecan Pie Cookies
Ingredients:
- packed brown sugar - 1 cup
- butter, softened - 3/4 cup
- egg - 1
- vanilla extract - 1 t
- flour - 2 cups
- baking powder - 1 t
- chopped pecans - 1 cup
- packed brown sugar - 1/2 cup
- whipping cream - 1/4 cup
- vanilla extract - 1 t
Instructions:
In a bowl, combine 1 cup brown sugar, butter, egg and 1 t vanilla, beat on 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 the middle of each cookie.
Prepare filling -- in a bowl, combine pecans, 1/2 cup brown sugar, cream and 1 t vanilla; fill each cookie with 1 heaping teaspoon of filling.
Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 8 - 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute, remove, place on wire rack to completely cool. Yield 3 dozen.
