Helllooooo, I’m back from DC for the next few days =) Yippeee!
Today is my “off-Friday” and I’m actually going to take it off (mostly) and do some shopping. I’m thinking some more Fall clothes are in order 
I have a special Fall /Winter treat for you: Pecan Pie Cookies!
Gotta tell you, I’m having serious issues with taking pictures througout the process of cooking / baking. Basically you seem to be getting a lot of beginning and end, but what’s in the middle of these upcoming cookies more than counts for a text-middle!
You can find the entire recipe here (yumsugar.com), but I’ll list it out anyway with any caveats I may have.
Here’s how YumSugar makes it:
For Cookies:
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened (I used Blue Bonnet)
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
For Filling:
1 cup chopped pecans (I used TJ’s pre-chopped pecans)
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
Dough and pecan-pie topping
The only caveat I guess is that I added some maple extract to the filling? Why? Why not, I ask And just to let you know the filling will look extremely dry until you add and stir the heavy cream. It ends up getting almost too liquidy, so feel free to back up just a bit.
Heat your oven to 350 deg.
Roll the dough into approx 1″ diameter balls and space evenly on ungreased cookie sheet. Next make a thumprint in each cookie center making a divet / well for the topping. Spoon in about 1+ tsp of filling into the center of each cookie.
Bake for about 11-12 min, when dough edges start to crisp.
Recipe recipes yields just under 3 dozen cookies.
Cookies and Wine? Why not?
One cookie taster said “these taste like Christmas!” I call that a WIN! They were pretty damn good and I’d absolutely make them for Thanksgiving or Christmas or for any other weekend 
The cookies requested a close-up
I’m already picturing variations with these cookies, which include oats, walnuts, more maple, and cinnamon in the dough. Sounds good, no?
Happy Friday and Happy Halloween
What are you going to be?
What’s your favorite pecan recipe?
I’m not a huge pecan fan but I’m up for anything that tastes like Christmas!
I’m being dragged to the Dallas Cowboys game on Halloween so I guess I’m dressing up as a Cowboys fan because I can assure you I’m not actually one!
haha…you could dress up like a cowboys cheerleader ;-P
I too am not a fan of pecan pie or chirstmas for that matter since I’m a jew and I get jealous. But those cookies look delish. Don’t have plans this year so I think I’ll end up being a potato on my couch.
I’m not a huge fan of pecan pie either but this all balances out so well!
Ok- hold the phone! So I heart pecan pie. And found a few pecan pie cupcake recipes I was considering, but this may trump them! In my opinion, cookies are better than cupcakes anyday!
Phone is holding Amy
I hope you make them. They were really super good!
Absolutely agreed that cookies are better than cupcakes. I’m making these the first chance I get. Pecan pie in a cookie form? Fantastic.
I’m an equal cookie/cupcake lover but cookies are waaay easier to transport!
Yum those look soooo good!
Cookies and wine, I think the best combo ever!!! : )
I’m dressing up as Audrey Hepburn on Saturday and a Boxer on Sunday. It’s so you to have wine with your cookies, love it!
cookies that taste like xmas on halloween?! yes please!
Awesome recipe! Thanks for sharing this to us as I really love pecan pie and would order it in shops whenever I see that it is available. Hope you post more recipes in the future.
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YUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!! Those cookies look AMAZING!!!
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