Easy Pecan Pie Cookie Recipes

PECAN PIE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 24 regular-size muffin cups with shortening; lightly flour.
• In large bowl, mix Cookie Base ingredients with spoon until soft dough forms. Using rounded tablespoonfuls of dough, shape dough into 1 1/4 to 1 1/2-inch balls; place in muffin cups. With thumb, make indentation in center of each. Bake 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix Pecan Pie Filling ingredients until well blended.
• With end of wooden spoon, reshape indentations in center of each cookie to create 1 1/2-inch opening in partially baked cookie cups. Clean off end of wooden spoon with paper towel as needed. Stir filling to redistribute nuts; spoon 1 tablespoon filling into each cookie cup, stirring before filling each.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 10 minutes in pan on cooling rack. Run knife around edge of each cookie cup to loosen. Cool completely in pan, about 30 minutes. Remove cookie cups from muffin cups.

EASY PECAN PIE COOKIE RECIPE

Steps:

• MAKE THE CRUST:
• Into a food processor, combine the crust ingredients and process until the dough just starts to come together.
• Pour the crust into an ungreased 13 x 9 inch glass pan and press down firmly.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 18-22 minutes or until edges are very light golden brown.
• MAKE THE TOPPING
• In a large bowl, combine the corn syrup, brown sugar, eggs, flour, vanilla and salt. Mix until smooth. Add in the eggs and stir until completely combined.
• Remove the crust from the oven. Pour the mixture over the hot crust. Return the pan to the oven. Bake 30-35 minutes or until filling is set and knife inserted 1-inch from edge comes out clean.
• Cool bars completely on counter and then refrigerate for several hours. Cut into bars and enjoy!

PECAN PIE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Shape into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make a 1/2-in.-deep indentation in the center of each ball. Combine filling ingredients; spoon into cookies., Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks. If desired, top with frosting.

PECAN PIE COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a saucepan, and stir in the confectioners' sugar and corn syrup until the sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring often, and stir in the pecans until well combined. Refrigerate the mixture for 30 minutes to chill.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift the flour and baking powder together in a bowl, and set aside.
• Beat brown sugar, 3/4 cup butter, egg, and vanilla extract in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until the mixture is creamy, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat in the flour mixture until well mixed. Pinch off about 1 tablespoon of dough, and roll it into a ball. Press the dough into the bottom of an ungreased cupcake pan cup, and use your thumb to press the dough into a small piecrust shape, with 1/4-inch walls up the sides of the cupcake cup. Repeat with the rest of the dough. Fill each little crust with about 1 teaspoon of the prepared pecan filling.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cookie shells are lightly browned, 10 to 13 minutes. Watch closely after 10 minutes. Let the cookies cool in the cupcake pans for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to finish cooling.

EASY PECAN PIE BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 10x15-inch baking pan.
• Mix flour, 3/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt together in a bowl until crumbly. Press into the prepared pan.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Remove and leave oven on.
• Mix corn syrup, 1 1/2 cups sugar, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until blended. Stir in pecans. Spread filling evenly over the baked crust.
• Bake in the hot oven until filling is set, about 25 minutes. Let cool completely, and cut into squares.

EASY PECAN PIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir all Crust ingredients until dough forms. Press dough in bottom of pan using floured fingers. Bake 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir all Pecan Filling ingredients until well blended. Pour over hot crust.
• Bake 15 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely, about 2 hours. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.