Pecan Pie Cookies

By Texaschef11

Ingredients

• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Filling Ingredients:1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

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. I chilled my dough for about an hour prior to proceeding. I know some people have said their cookies spread a lot, chilling the dough could help prevent this.

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.