14.3.11

Caramel Pecan Shortbread Cookies


You can never go wrong with shortbread cookies. A classic cookie studded with toasted pecans and drizzled with rich caramel sauce is a popular choice and go to for me; especially since it combines sweet and salty.


Caramel Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Adapted from: Daily Adventures in Cooking

Ingredients

1/2 cup pecans
1C butter, softened
1/2 cup + 1 Tbl icing sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup toffee or caramel candies
3 tablespoons whipping cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F. Heat a fry pan on medium low and add the pecans. Toast gently, tossing regularly until fragrant. This should take about about 5 minutes. Remove and allow to cool. Place two thirds of the pecans into a ziploc bag and crush with the back of a pot. Keep the remaining third for garnish.

Beat butter until nice and fluffy then beat in icing sugar and then cornstarch. Stir in flour and salt, followed by 1/4 cup of the crushed pecans. Drop tablespoon-sized mounds onto a cookie sheet. Roll each mound into a ball. If desired press a pecan onto the top of the cookies. Bake for 18 minutes, rotating trays halfway through cooking. Transfer to a rack and let cool.

Once cookies have cooled for at least 15 minutes you can start the caramel drizzle. In a small saucepan combine the toffees and the cream. Turn the heat on to medium low and melt them together, stirring regularly. Once it is uniform and bubbly you are ready to drizzle. Put cookies on a rack for drizzling. I recommend setting this rack on top of a paper line sheet for easy cleanup. Now drizzle away, be careful the caramel will set quickly and be harder to deal with. You can always reheat as necessary. Top drizzle with extra pecan crumbs if desired.

42 comments:

  1. Wow! I have never even heard of these they look amazing!!!!!!!!!!! xxxx

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  2. Those look A-Mazing! Thanks!

    Marina @ Yummy Mummy
    http://www.yummymummykitchen.com

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  3. These look yummy. I'm inspired to try.

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  4. Oh my, these look just gorgeous. Nomnomnom...

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  5. these look amazing. I love anything and everything shortbread.

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  6. I love shortbread and these sound amazing. Diane

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  7. I love the idea of the flavors of shortbread and caramel together! Nice!

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  8. this looks so lovely! i really want some of this right now. thank you for sharing this.

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  9. Mmm, sweet and salty? This is definitely going on my list of things to bake.

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  10. Wow, Mary, these cookies look divine! I love the flavors that you used. Great recipe! Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Mary, your cookies look so pretty and so tasty...my husband would love them...like the idea of caramel. Have a wonderful week ahead :-)

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  12. They look soo cute and you are right.. you can never go wrong with a short bread!

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  13. These look so good. Salty and sweet is such a good combo!

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  14. I love the caramel drizzle. These look great!

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  15. These cookies look amazing! I'm the biggest caramel lover (could eat an entire jar of dulce de leche :P).

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  16. These sound so wonderful. Am saving the recipe for my Christmas rotation.

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  17. I agree, even for a terrible baker like me is a great recipe ;) Great photos, I love the drips on the lower tray, makes me wanna lick it up! Hehehe...

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  18. Mmm, heavenly! I adore a salty sweet cookie. Those drizzles of caramel are mouthwatering.

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  19. Oh my goodness, these look amazing! I love, love, love the caramel drizzled on top.

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  20. Between the shortbread and the caramel...these babies are just ideal in so many ways.

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  21. your site just made me hungry :) Glad I found yours as well!

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  22. Mary! :-) Yum! :-) You are speaking my language here! :-) Happy to have found your blog! :-)

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  23. Wow! These are beautiful cookies and they look delicious! I'm so glad you found my blog...and now I found yours...love it! I'm now following!

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  24. I should totally not be reading this when I'm hungry! These look sooo delicious!

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  25. These are so beautiful! Thanks for finding my blog, so I could find yours! It's lovely.

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  26. great cookies and love the way they are decorated

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  27. These look AH-MA-ZING! I have to try this recipe. Thank you!

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  28. They look delish Mary! It's bookmarked :)

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  29. The caramel makes them look irresistible!

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  30. I adore shortbread and these are just over the top! Love the caramel!

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  31. Love the drizzle of caramel all over the cookies. Makes them look even more special and wicked good.

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  32. Soooooo happy we found each other!!! Take care and keep posting!!!

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  33. They look gorgeous. Have a thing for peanuts and caramel lately but pecans are great too. Might try that! Thanks. xx

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  34. the caramel on top of the shortbread makes me lick the screen. simply wonderful. thanks for sharing

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  35. anything caramel gets my vote. these look delicious!

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  36. Sometimes you see a cookie that you just have to have RIGHT NOW. Bring me one?

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  37. I love shortbread and I LOVE caramel! These are like pecan sandies on steroids! Love how the caramel oozes over the sides :)

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  38. Is there anything more delicious looking than those cookies?! I think not. Beautiful photos of them as well and the recipe sounds perfect!

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  39. OK, now, I have to put you in my favorites!
    DC
    xx
    http://dentelleetchocolat.blogspot.com/

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