Pecan Pie Cookies

I love cookies. A lot. Half my heart is probably cookie dough, and I more than likely have brown sugar running through my veins.

I stumbled upon these cookies last Christmas, and they were a hit. Understandably so. They are, without a doubt, the most delicious baked morsels I've ever put in my mouth. Seriously, they're incredible.

The cookie is sweet and buttery, and the filling, well, it tastes exactly like pecan pie. You know what else rocks about these sweet treats? They're probably the easiest cookies to make.

Bake them. Now.

Pecan Pie Cookies
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Ingredients
Cookie ingredients:
1 cup of packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup of softened salted butter
1 egg
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 cups of all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder

Filling ingredients:
1 cup of chopped pecans
1/2 cup of packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/4 cup of whipping cream

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Combine all cookie ingredients in a large bowl, except for flour and baking powder. Mix until creamy consistency. Gradually, add in flour and baking powder. Mix well until dough forms.

Shape dough into walnut-sized balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Make indentations in dough balls using your thumb, or the back of a teaspoon.

Combine filling ingredients in small bowl and mix well. Fill each cookie with 1 rounded teaspoon of filling.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until light brown.