Pecan Pie Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• melt 1/4 cup of butter in a saucepan, and stir in the confectioners' sugar and corn syrup until the sugar is dissolved. bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring often, and stir in the pecans until well combined. refrigerate the mixture for 30 minutes to chill.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). sift the flour and baking powder together in a bowl, and set aside.
• beat brown sugar, 3/4 cup butter, egg, and vanilla extract in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until the mixture is creamy, about 2 minutes. gradually beat in the flour mixture until well mixed. pinch off about 1 tablespoon of dough, and roll it into a ball. press the dough into the bottom of an ungreased cupcake pan cup, and use your thumb to press the dough into a small piecrust shape, with 1/4-inch walls up the sides of the cupcake cup. repeat with the rest of the dough. fill each little crust with about 1 teaspoon of the prepared pecan filling.
• bake in the preheated oven until the cookie shells are lightly browned, 10 to 13 minutes. watch closely after 10 minutes. let the cookies cool in the cupcake pans for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to finish cooling.