Cookie Recipes
Pecan Pie Cookies
Ingredients
Dough
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
- 2 eggs, separated
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Filling
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons dark corn syrup
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
Dough
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a cookie sheet.
- Cream butter and sugar on low speed with an electric mixer, add corn syrup and egg yolks, beat well. Stir in flour. Chill several hours.
- Beat egg whites slightly. Roll 1 teaspoon of dough per cookie into balls. Brush with egg whites and place on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 5 minutes.
- Roll 1/2 teaspoon of filling into a ball and press firmly into the center of each cookie. Return to oven to bake for 5 more minutes.
Filling
- Combine sugar, butter and corn syrup. Stir to blend. Cook over medium heat stirring occasionally until mixture reaches a full boil. Remove from heat and stir in pecans. Cool slightly, but use while still warm and soft enough to be workable.