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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

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.

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