These tasty, Pecan Pie Cookies are great for the holidays or an easy, elegant dessert. They look especially beautiful drizzled in chocolate nestled among Christmas Cookies.
I received product samples from Millican Pecan Company to aid in the creation of this #ChristmasCookies recipe. All opinions are mine alone.
It’s the final day of Christmas Cookies week, but don’t worry – it’s definitely not the last day of Christmas Cookies here at Daily Dish Recipes.
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I brought these Pecan Pie Cookies to the proverbial Christmas table today. They are perfect for a cookie exchange party or simply just to have out on a cookie platter.
They taste just like a pecan pie, but in a bite size snack. However, I will warn you, it will be hard to eat just one. They are SO good!
They are also super easy to make and if you want to, you can make smaller circles and make more cookies that way.
These Pecan Pie cookies store for about 5 days in an airtight container.
Thank you to Ellen of Family Around the Table and Christie from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures for hosting #ChristmasCookies Week! And a huge thank you to our sponsors Adams Extract and Millican Pecan Company for supporting the bloggers and events like Christmas Cookies Week.
Check out today’s cookie recipes:
Brown Butter Thumbprint Cookies by Food Above Gold
Buttered Pecan Shortbread Cookies by Cheese Curd In Paradise
Candy Cane Whoopie Pies by Strawberry Blondie Kitchen
Cherry Pecan Shortbread Rounds by Family Around the Table
Chocolate Cherry Cookies by Sweet Beginnings
Chocolate-Dipped Christmas Butter Cookies by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
Christmas Crinkle Cookies by Blogghetti
Christmas Pecan Bar Cookies by Intelligent Domestications
Cinnamon Roll Blondies by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
Dark Chocolate Dipped Citrus Spice Shortbread by The Spiffy Cookie
Easy Italian Pizzelles by Frugal & Fit
Ginger Spice Cookies by Red Cottage Chronicles
Kahlua Hot Chocolate Cookies by Books n’ Cooks
Linzer Cookies by Palatable Pastime
Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe by Everyday Eileen
Pecan Pie Cookies by Daily Dish Recipes
Pecan Pie Cut Out Cookies by Love and Confections
Are you ready to make Pecan Pie Cookies?
Pecan Pie Cookies
These tasty, Pecan Pie Cookies are great for the holidays or an easy, elegant dessert. They look especially beautiful drizzled in chocolate nestled among Christmas Cookies.
Ingredients
- 9" pie crust dough, homemade or store-bought, rolled to 1/4" thickness
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup Millican Pecan Company pecans, chopped
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 2 large eggs
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup dark or milk baking chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a saucepan, over low-medium heat, melt butter. Immediately add chopped pecans, brown sugar, corn syrup, molasses, salt and eggs. Stir often while simmering for about 5 minutes or until the mixture begins to thicken.
- Remove from heat, and set aside.
- Roll your dough to 1/4" thickness and grab a 3" circle cutter (according to amazon I purchased mine back on Feb 11, 2012 and I use them ALL the time!).
- Cut 16 circles out of the dough. That's exactly how many I got by re-rolling the dough. If you have more, go ahead and make another. If you have less, that's okay too.
- Lay your circles out on a parchment paper covered baking sheet.
- Roll the edges of the dough just the smallest amount to form a very low edge, like a tiny tart.
- Scoop a tablespoon of the pecan pie mixture into each of the 16 circles.
- Place in the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden and the pecan pie mixture is set.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet.
- Microwave the baking chocolate and drizzle chocolate over the cookies.
- Remove to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- They store for about 5 days in an airtight container.
Want to win some cool prizes?
Prize 1 – Millican Pecan Tower of Treats Gift Tins
Originally founded as the West Texas Pecan Nursery in the late 1800’s, Millican Pecan is now in 5th generation ownership. Located in San Saba, TX, the family continues the tradition of pecan farming while also branching the business into the online world. The family also enjoys educating people about pecans. One winner will receive The Tower of Treats Gift Tins. The tower includes 3 decorative gift tins stacked on top of each other. The bottom tin includes our 2 lb. Chocolate Pecan Sampler, the middle tin is our Flavored Pecan Sampler and the top tin is a 8 oz. tin of Milk Chocolate Caramillicans (similar to Turtles). An $80 value.
Prize 2 – Adams Extract Prize Pack
Adams traces its beginnings back to Battle Creek, Michigan, when John A. Adams began making and selling his Green Plant Sarsaparilla extract, Adamur, in 1888. In 1905, he moved his family to Beeville, TX. At the time, most vanilla sold to pharmacies and was often labeled “Do not bake or freeze.” John A. Adams’ wife yearned for a flavoring that wouldn’t bake or freeze out. He announced that he could produce a better vanilla than the one his wife was currently using. Working with just $6.71 worth of materials on top of an old icebox, John A. Adams discovered the formula he wanted. To test this product, his wife whipped up a cake for the family to try. “John, this is the BEST flavoring I have ever used,” she announced. “Well, that’s old man Adams BEST,” he responded.
Two (2) winners will be selected. The prize packages will be sent directly from the giveaway sponsors. Bloggers are not responsible for prize fulfillment. Winners have 24 hours to respond once notified by email, or they forfeit the prize and an alternate winner will be chosen. The #ChristmasCookies bloggers are not responsible for the fulfillment or delivery of the prize packages. Bloggers hosting this giveaway and their immediate family members living in the household cannot enter or win the giveaway. Entries will be verified. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. Must be 18 years of age or older to enter giveaway and contest is open only to US residents. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter or any other social channel mentioned in the #ChristmasCookies posts or entry. Thank you to our sponsors Millican Pecan Company, and Adams Extracts and Flavorings for providing prizes.
Nicole Cook is the owner/editor of Daily Dish Recipes, a lifestyle blog with an emphasis on food/cooking/cocktails and much more.
She calls the Midwest home – Missouri to be exact. Coffee is her go-to drink, music is her vice and she is endlessly tethered with devices to her online world. She loves all things planner, lives for her great big family and loves her pets endlessly!
Her motto in life: Live Simply, Dream Big, Be Grateful, Give Love, Laugh Lots. Always, always laugh lots.
Colleen - Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck
Yes! Another great use for leftover pie dough! These look like the perfect little holiday cookie!