Pecan Pie Cookies

Recipe taken from here

The time around Thanksgiving always inspires me food-wise. Today, my boyfriend and I made these delicious cookies in honor of our love for pecan pie (which we also made). These ended up being so good, and I highly recommend them! 


Ingredients 
Cookies:

• 1 cup - brown sugar
• 3/4 cup - softened salted butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon - vanilla
• 2 cups - all-purpose flour 
• 1 teaspoon - baking powder

Filling:

• 1 cup - chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup - brown sugar
• 1/4 cup - whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon - vanilla 

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 350°F.  

Mix all cookie ingredients in mixer, excluding flour and baking powder. 

Beat low-medium until the mixture is creamy. 

Slowly, add in the flour and baking powder until a well-mixed dough forms. 

Form 1-inch balls of dough and place them two inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. 

Using your thumb, make an indentation in each ball of dough. 

Mix all filling ingredients in a small, separate bowl. 

Fill each cookie with roughly 1 teaspoon of filling. 

Bake for 8 to 12 minutes (10 worked for me), or until lightly browned. 
Let cookies cool for around 2 minutes, then place on cooling rack. Enjoy!