Pecan Praline Cookies With Brown Sugar Frosting Recipe 415 Food

PECAN PRALINE COOKIES WITH BROWN SUGAR FROSTING RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• COOKIES: In a large mixing bowl, beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer. Gradually add sugars, mixing well. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, soda and salt. Gradually add the dry mixture to the creamed mixture, stirring after each addition. Stir in the chopped pecans. Chill dough for 30 minutes. When chilled, remove from the refrigerator. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place the balls of dough on un-greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350°F for 10 - 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks. When cool, spread Brown Sugar Frosting over the tops of the cookies. Top each with a pecan half before the icing sets. BROWN SUGAR FROSTING: Combine brown sugar and half & half in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter. Add 1½ cups powdered sugar. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add a little more powdered sugar, if needed, to achieve a desired spreading consistency.

PECAN BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place muffin liners into two 12-cup muffin tins.
• Beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 package cream cheese together in a bowl until creamy and smooth; slowly beat in brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated. Stir in canola oil and applesauce; mix well. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt until just combined. Stir in bananas and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; fold in pecans. Fill muffin liners 2/3 full with batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 28 to 33 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 package cream cheese together in a bowl until creamy; mix in confectioners' sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract until frosting is smooth. Frost the cooled cupcakes.

FROSTED BROWN SUGAR PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter at medium speed until creay,gradually add sugars,mixing well.
• Add egg and vanilla,beat well.
• Combine flour,soda and salt,gradually add to creamed mixture,mixing after each addition.
• Stir in Chopped pecans.
• Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls,place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350 for 10-12 mintes.
• Let cool on wire racks and spread frosting over top.
• FROSTING-----.
• Combine brown sugar and half and half in a saucepan.
• Cook over medim heat,stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil,boil 4 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in butter.
• Add 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar and beat at medium speed until smooth.
• Gradually add nough remaning powdered sugar to make desired spreding consistency.