Pecan Pie Cookies

Ingredients:

• Cookie Dough:
• 1 cup + 2 tbsp salted butter, browned
• ¾ cup dark brown sugar, packed
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• For Rolling:
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• Filling:
• ½ cup salted butter
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• ¾ tsp cinnamon
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ⅛ tsp salt
• ½ tsp vanilla
• 2 ½ cups chopped pecans

Instructions:

1. Brown the butter in a pan, then transfer to a mixing bowl. Add sugars and mix. Add eggs and vanilla and mix again.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix well. Refrigerate dough for 1–2 hours.
3. Scoop dough with a 1-inch cookie scoop, roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 365°F for 10–12 minutes.
4. While hot, use a tablespoon to press wells into the center of each cookie.
5. For the filling: in a pan, cook butter and brown sugar until bubbly. Lower heat, add heavy cream, then cinnamon, salt, vanilla, and pecans. Mix and let thicken for a few minutes.
6. Scoop filling into each cookie well. Chill briefly to help set. Makes about 28 cookies.