Desserts
Pecan Pie Cookies
Description
A gooey pecan pie brimming with buttery pecans is always a hit, but it’s also quite a labor-intensive dessert—what with the blending, rolling, and making a pretty edge required to make pie crust. That’s why pecan pie cookies are such a delicious alternative. You get all the reward, with no hassle! Want to see how they're made? Watch this quick video to make the perfect pecan pie sugar cookie cups.
Ingredients:
- Cookie Base
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- Pecan Pie Filling
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecan halves
Directions:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 24 regular-size muffin cups with shortening; lightly flour.
- In large bowl, mix Cookie Base ingredients with spoon until soft dough forms. Using rounded tablespoonfuls of dough, shape dough into 1 1/4 to 1 1/2-inch balls; place in muffin cups. With thumb, make indentation in center of each. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown.
- Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix Pecan Pie Filling ingredients until well blended.
- With end of wooden spoon, reshape indentations in center of each cookie to create 1 1/2-inch opening in partially baked cookie cups. Clean off end of wooden spoon with paper towel as needed. Stir filling to redistribute nuts; spoon 1 tablespoon filling into each cookie cup, stirring before filling each.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 10 minutes in pan on cooling rack. Run knife around edge of each cookie cup to loosen. Cool completely in pan, about 30 minutes. Remove cookie cups from muffin cups.
