*PECAN PIE COOKIES*

 Here is a great recipe for those of you who like Pecan Pie.

Cookie dough ingredients :
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup soft butter
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour, sifted together with 1 tsp. baking powder

Filling ingredients:
1 cup chopped pecans (chop in small pieces)
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix all cookie dough ingredients except flour and baking powder in mixing bowl.
Beat on medium speed until creamy. Reduce speed to low. Add flour and baking powder. Beat until mixed well.
Chill cookie dough for 3 to 5 min before rolling.
Roll cookie dough into 1 1/2 inch balls.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
Take thumb or finger and make well in center. Move thumb or finger around to make the well bigger in cookie dough. Do not go all the way through cookie dough.
Combine filling ingredients in small bowl, mix well.
Do not use mixer. Mix by hand thoroughly, best if mixed with spoon and not whisk.
Add 1 tsp. of filling to well in cookie dough.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes until lightly brown.
Let cool a couple minutes, then place on wrie rack to complete cooling.
Hope you enjoy them as much as we do. :))