Praline Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 2/3 cups flour, sifted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 1/2 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup heavy cream, more
• heavy cream, if necessary
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 cup pecan halves, chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl. set aside.
• 3 with an electric mixer (or kitchenaid with paddle attatchement), cream butter and 1 1/2 cups brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• 4 add egg and vanilla. beat until fully combined.
• 5 add dry ingredients, and beat on low speed until combined.
• 6 drop batter by rounded teaspoons on to an ungreased baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
• 7 bake until firm and barely golden, 10 to 12 minutes. wait 5 minutes before transferring cookies to a wire rack.
• 8 in a small saucepan, combine remaining 1 cup brown sugar and cream.
• 9 bring to a boil over a medium heat. cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.remove from heat.
• 10 add powdered sugar, and whisk until smooth.
• 11 (if frostening thickens too much, thin with heavy cream.).
• 12 add pecan pieces.
• 13 place cookies on a cooling rack over a lined baking sheet.
• 14 spoon about 1/2 teas praline mixture onto each cookie.