Baked butter cookie squares
are topped with pecan praline and decoratively drizzled with
both white and semisweet chocolate.
Pecan-Praline
Cookies
- 1 cup butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar - divided use
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup whipping or heavy cream
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 ounces white chocolate
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 375°F
(190°C).
- In a large bowl with an
electric mixer, beat together butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and
sugar until blended. Beat in vanilla and egg; stir in flour,
baking soda, and salt. Stir in flour; gather dough into a ball,
wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Divide the dough into
4 pieces and roll each portion into a 15 x 3-inch rectangle.
Trim the edges and sides. With a knife, score the dough in 1
1/2-inch squares. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown
on the edges. Cool.
- While the base cookie
is cooling, combine cream, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and chopped pecans
in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil
for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring, or until thick. Remove from heat
and cool but do not let it harden. Drop 1/2 teaspoon of the pecan-praline
mixture onto the center of each square.
- In a microwave, using
a separate saucepan or glass dish, melt white chocolate and semi-sweet
chocolate chips over low heat. Drizzle alternately over the cookies.
- Cut or break apart at
the scoring.
Makes 40 cookies.
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