Pecan Praline Cookies Recipe
This pecan cookie is chock full of crunchy caramelized pecans and a perfect cookie for the holidays, or anytime of the year if you are a true pecan lover.
Equipment
- Hand Mixer or
Ingredients
Pecan Praline
- 1.5 Cups Pecans, toasted and finely chopped
- 66 Grams Ganulated Sugar (⅓ Cup)
- 2 tablespoon Water
Cookies
- 300 Grams All Purpose Flour (2 ½ Cups)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 213 Grams Brown Sugar (1 Cup)
- 100 Grams Ganulated Sugar (½ Cup)
- 227 Grams Butter, room temperature (8 ounces or 2 sticks)
- 2 Large Egg, room temperature
Instructions
Pecan Praline
- In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, combine the 2 tablespoons water and 66 grams (⅓ cup) granulated sugar.
- Stirring constantly, cook the water/sugar mixture until it starts to boil and begins to turn an amber color.
- Immediately remove from the heat once the mixture turns an amber color and carefully stir in the pecans.
- Very carefully pour the praline mixture onto a parchment lined baking sheet or silpat. Let cool completely.
- Chop the praline into small pieces and set aside for adding to cookie dough.
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Prepare 2 baking sheets by lining with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt.
- Using a stand-mixer with the paddle attachment, begin creaming the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy (approximately 2 - 4 minutes on medium speed). Scrape the bowl as needed.
- Add the eggs and mix on low speed until incorporated, scraping the bowl as needed.
- Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until combined.
- Remove bowl from the stand mixer and fold the pecan praline into the dough so it is evenly distributed.
- Scoop the dough onto the parchment-lined baking sheets using a small cookie scooper (approximately 1 ½ tablespoon per cookie). Leave approximately 2 inches of space between each cookie.
- Bake cookies for 12 - 15 minutes or until the tops and edges are a pale golden color.
- Let cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 to 10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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