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Pecan Pie Cookies

Get your pecan pie fix easier and in a mini form with this quick recipe of pecan pie cookies. This recipe is easy doubled, tripled or halved making it perfect for the holiday season.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Halal
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 164kcal
Author: Amira

Ingredients

  • 2 pie crusts homemade or store bought

For the filling:

  • cup light brown sugar packed
  • 4 Tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup honey
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup pecan chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
  • 4 Tablespoons milk

Chocolate decoration:

  • ½ cup semi sweet or milk chocolate chips.

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.

Make the filling:

  • In a small bowl dissolve cornstarch in milk, set aside
  • In a medium sauce pan combine butter, brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, salt and pecans. Stir on medium heat until well combined.
  • Add cornstarch mixture and mix on medium-low heat just until thickened.
  • Remove from heat and set aside to cool down.
  • Roll out 1 pie crust into a 12-inch circle. Place the circles on a parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Do the same to the other pie crust so now you have a total of 24 circles.
  • Place 1 tablespoon of the pecan mixture in the center of each cookies.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Let them cool completely on the baking sheet to brown the bottom crust a bit.

Make the chocolate syrup:

  • Place chocolate chip in a small microwave safe bowl and microwave 20 seconds on high, stir well then microwave on 10 seconds increments stirring in between until completely melts.
  • Pour in a ziplock bag or a small decorating bag, snip the tip and decorate the cookies.

Notes

  • Do not leave the filling mixture on the stove for too long as we do not want it to dry and harden just slightly thickened. If this happened, reheat with a splash of milk to loosen it.
  • Reroll scrapes to get more circles if you cannot get 12 out of each one.
  • The filling might ooze out on the baking sheet, do not worry about that, when you take the cookies out the filling will be soft so you can push it back into the cookie with a spoon while it is still hot. Do not wait until it cools down because by then the filling will harden and it won’t be easy to push it on the cookie again.
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Nutrition

Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 88mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 11IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
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