A nice slice of pecan pie is always a welcome treat so when I came across the idea for these pecan pie cookies I knew that I had found one of the cookies for my holiday cookie platter this year! These pecan pie cookies are really just little pecan pies that actually use a pie crust for the cookie base and they are filled with a pecan pie filling. Having said that, they are actually really easy to make, you simply roll out the pie crust, cut some circles out, fold up the edges, fill them and bake them until they are lightly golden brown and crispy! I have to say that these pecan pie cookies are just like little pecan pies that you can eat with your hands! I am going to be making a lot of them for this years cookie platter because they will disappear quickly!
A drizzle of chocolate never hurts!
Pecan Pie Cookies
All of the flavours of pecan pie in cookie form!
ingredients
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup corn syrup
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 pie crust
directions
- Heat the pecans, butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, eggs and salt in a sauce pan until it thickens, abut 5 minutes.
- Roll the pie crust out, cut out 2-3 inch circles (re-rolling the leftover dough as needed), fold up the edges about 1/4 inch and fill with the thickened filling mixture.
- Place the cookies on a parchment lined baking pan and bake in a preheated 400F/200C oven until the filling has just set, about 8-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
Evie Campbell says
December 8, 2015 at 3:22 pmThe cookies look great! And, the preparation time is only 25 minutes? I'm going to try your recipe for sure! Thanks for sharing.
Amelia Sides says
December 8, 2015 at 3:32 pmI made these and the folds unflolded as they baked, came out looking rather ugly but still tasted good.
Alida @mylittleitaliankitchen says
December 8, 2015 at 9:51 pmLooks like an excellent recipe and very nice photos too!
We Are Not Martha says
December 9, 2015 at 2:41 amOooh these are like individual pecan pies and I LOVE it!!
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vidya says
December 9, 2015 at 6:28 amWow, looking yummy, will surely try it,thanks for sharing 🙂 do visit my blog too for more yummy recipes
Natalya Seabrooke says
December 9, 2015 at 3:22 pmThese look amazing. I can almost taste them! Fortunately, the holidays are all about eating delicious treats. I will definitely try them!
Elaine says
December 9, 2015 at 7:29 pmCan these cookies be frozen or made ahead? They look yummy!
kevin says
November 4, 2018 at 7:02 pmYes they can!
Lisa Curtis says
December 11, 2015 at 2:09 pmThose pecan cookies look sooooo delicious. Hopefully I'll be able to make them at least as half tasty as they look on your pics. Thanks for posting this recipe, Kevin and keep up the good work. Your website is a true cooking bible!
Unknown says
December 24, 2015 at 10:33 pmKevin, I ruined two batches of these thinking I did something wrong. I finally got the idea to check the original recipe and you MISSED a really important instruction: "In a large non-stick pan, combine butter, pecans, brown sugar, corn syrup, salt and eggs. Cook on the stove top over medium-low heat just until thickened. (You don't want it dry, just slightly thickened, about the consistency of pudding). Remove from heat and set aside." http://www.spendwithpennies.com/pecan-pie-cookies/ Please fix your recipe. thanks, Idas
Shani mantra says
December 9, 2016 at 5:41 amEver tried lacing them with bourbon?
kevin says
December 9, 2016 at 5:13 pmShani mantra: Not for these cookies but I have done that for pecan pie and it's good! Great idea!
Donna Hogan says
December 11, 2016 at 5:57 pmI am going to try these next week……..but bake them in a muffin tin…..has anyone else tried this? Gracias!