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Chocolate Pecan Pie Cookies

Chocolate Pecan Pie Cookies - Chopped pecans mixed together with butter and corn syrup and cocoa powder, simply makes for the most perfect cookie filling.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time13 minutes
Total Time43 minutes
Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate pecan pie cookies, cookie recipe, pecan pie cookies
Servings: 30
Calories: 173kcal

Ingredients

For Cookies

  • 1 cup butter salted and softened
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup corn syrup
  • 2 eggs separated
  • cups all-purpose flour

For Filling

  • ¼ cup butter
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoon corn syrup
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • ¾ cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  • To the bowl of your mixer, add 1 cup butter, brown sugar and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add ½ cup corn syrup and egg yolks and beat well. Gradually stir in the flour. Wrap the cookie dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.
  • In the mean time, melt ¼ cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat and stir in powdered sugar and the 3 tbsp of corn syrup. Add cocoa powder and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in pecans. Let the mixture cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350℉ and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Shape cookie dough into 1 inch balls and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Slightly beat egg whites just until foamy. Brush egg whites on the cookie dough balls.
  • Make an indentation with your thumb in each cookie ball. Place about 1 tsp of pecan mixture into the indentations.
  • Bake for about 13 minutes or until lightly brown.
  • Remove cookies to wire racks and let cool completely.

Notes

  1. Be sure to store these in an airtight container at room temperature and your cookies will last for 2 – 3 weeks! This will ensure you keep the cookies soft and will prevent them from turning hard. If you don’t have an airtight container, add a slice of bread which will keep them soft. It works the same way as you do with brown sugar.
  2. You can freeze cookies up to a month.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 35mg | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.6mg