Pecan Pie Cookies

By jimihndrks-2

Ingredients

• 1 prepared single pie crust (homemade or purchased, I used Pillsbury)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 2 eggs
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• Optional: 1/4 cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips to decorate

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 23mins
Adapted from facebook.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large non-stick pan, combine butter, pecans, brown sugar, corn syrup, salt and eggs. Cook on the stove top over medium-low heat just until thickened. Don't want it dry, just slightly thickened, about the consistency of pudding. Remove from heat and set aside.

Unroll dough and using a 3" cookie cutter, cut out circles. Gentle fold about 1/8 to 1/4' up on the edges.

Spoon 1 tablespoon of the pecan mixture into each circle.

Place on parchment lined pan and bank for 8 minutes or until filling is just set. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.

Place chocolate chips in a small Ziploc bag and microwave about 15 seconds or until mostly melted. Snip off a tiny corner of the baggie and drizzle chocolate over the cookies. Cool.