Praline Topped Brown Sugar Slices
Source of Recipe
Land O Lakes Christmas cookie book
List of Ingredients
- Cookie
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp Half and Half
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup finely chopped pecans
- Topping
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup Half and Half
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
Instructions
- Combine 1 cup brown sugar and 1 cup butter in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy.
- Add egg, 2 tbsp Half and Half, and vanilla. Continue beating until well mixed.
- Reduce speed to low. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Beat until well mixed.
- Stir in 2/3 cup chopped pecans by hand.
- Divide dough in half, shape each half into 8.5" long log. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm (1-2 hours)
- Heat oven to 375F. Cut logs into 1/4" slices with sharp knife.
- Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- Remove from cookie sheets, cool completely
- Meanwhile, combine 1 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup Half and Half in 3 quart saucepan.
- Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a full boil (3 to 4 minutes). Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook without sitrring for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat, stir in powdered sugar and 1/2 cup toasted pecans. Let stand until desired spreading consistency (1 to 2 minutes)
- Quickly spread topping over cooled cookies. If topping hardens too quickly, stir in a few drops of hot water
Final Comments
If I was being all fancy-schmancy, I might leave out the pecans in the topping and place a pecan half on the icing so it's not all lumpy and weird looking. but super yummy! and don't overcook the cookie part!
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