I made those cookies after seeing 'em on a mailing list that I subscribe to (Land o' Lakes mailing list). I made and brought 'em to my husband's side of the family's Thanksgiving dinner. Those were gone so fast and they've asked me to make those again this year. Those were a huge hit on Thanksgiving last year, and I thought I'd post 'em right before this wonderful holiday!
This picture was taken from the Land o' Lakes website (I saved it on my computer and uploaded here so I didn't steal any bandwidth :))PECAN PIE COOKIES
The flavors of pecan pie in a special thumbprint cookie.
Preparation time: 30 min Baking time: 8 min
Yield: 3 dozen cookies
Cookie Ingredients:
| 1 | cup firmly packed brown sugar | |
| 3/4 | cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened | |
| 1 | egg | |
| 1 | teaspoon vanilla | |
| 2 | cups all-purpose flour | |
| 1 | teaspoon baking powder |
Filling Ingredients:
| 1 | cup chopped pecans | |
| 1/2 | cup firmly packed brown sugar | |
| 1/4 | cup LAND O LAKES™ Heavy Whipping Cream | |
| 1 | teaspoon 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. .
TIP: These cookies can be made ahead and stored in the freezer up to 3 months. Place cookies in containers with tight-fitting lids, separating layers with waxed paper.
