Pecan Paulines
An old Pillsbury Bake-off recipe modeled after pecan pralines, but in cookie form.
Servings 36 cookies
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 1 ⅔ cups sifted all purpose flour, measure after sifting
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt or ¼ teaspoon if using salted butter
- 4 oz unsalted butter
- ⅔ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon maple flavoring
Brown Sugar Icing
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
- Another 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Re-sift the sifted flour with the baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- Cream the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer. Beat in the egg, vanilla and maple flavoring.
- Gradually add the flour mixture – dough will be quite thick. Try not to overwork it, but blend in all the flour. Shape into an 8 inch (2 inch diameter) log. Wrap tightly and chill for 4 hours or more.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Slice the dough into ⅛ inch thick rounds and top each round with either a whole pecan or some broken pecans. Bake on greased or parchment lined cookie sheets for 8-10 minutes (I baked for 10). Let cool on a wire rack.
- Make icing. Combine sugar, syrup and water in a small metal saucepan and cook, stirring constantly to melt sugar, over medium heat until mixture begins to boil. Remove from heat and beat in the powdered sugar and remaining tablespoons of water. Beat with the spoon until smooth. Drizzle over cookies and let set.
- Makes about 3 dozen