Pecan Lace Sandwich Cookies With Orange Buttercream

Total Time: 36 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup coarsely ground pecans (about 4 ounces)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 3/4 teaspoon grated orange peel

Recipe

• 1 for cookies:.
• 2 position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°f
• 3 line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. stir butter, sugar, and corn syrup in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth.
• 4 bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
• 5 remove from heat.
• 6 stir in flour.
• 7 add nuts and vanilla; stir to combine.
• 8 drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
• 9 bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until bubbling and lightly browned, about 11 minutes.
• 10 cool on sheets 10 minutes.
• 11 transfer to rack; cool completely.
• 12 for filling:.
• 13 whisk all ingredients in medium bowl until smooth.
• 14 spread 1 teaspoon filling onto bottom of 1 cookie.
• 15 top with second cookie, bottom side down, pressing lightly to adhere.
• 16 repeat with remaining cookies.
• 17 (can be made 2 days ahead. store between sheets of waxed paper in airtight container at room temperature.)
• 18 ***cook time does not include cooling time of 10 minutes.