Caramel Pecan Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3/8 cup unsalted butter, cut up
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups pecans, toasted, cooled, and coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 for crust:.
• 2 grease a 9 x 13 baking pan, then line with foil, leaving 2 inch overhang on both ends. then grease foil.
• 3 mix flour, baking powder, and salt in small bowl.
• 4 beat together butter and sugar in large bowl at medium to high speed with mixer until pale and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes.
• 5 beat in egg and vanilla.
• 6 reduce to low speed and add flour mixture and mix until just combined.
• 7 press dough evenly onto bottom of prepared baking pan, if necessary use plastic wrap on top of dough to prevent sticking to fingers.
• 8 chill until firm about 20 minutes.
• 9 while crust chills, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 10 bake crust until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
• 11 cool on rack for about 20 minutes and prepare topping.
• 12 for topping:.
• 13 cook sugar in heavy saucepan over moderate heat, undisturbed until it begins to melt.
• 14 continue to cook, stirring occasionally with fork, until sugar is melted to deep golden caramel.
• 15 tilt pan and carefully pour in cream - caramel will harden and steam vigorously.
• 16 cook over moderately low heat, stirring, until caramel is dissolved.
• 17 remove from heat and stir in butter, vanilla, salt, and pecans.
• 18 immediately spread topping over cooled crust and bake until bubbling, about 20 minutes.
• 19 cool completely about 2 hours or so.
• 20 run heavy knife under hot water, wipe dry, then cut confection into 2 inch triangles, diamonds, or squares.