I tried to get pecans around here, which proved to be a rather hard task. No single shop had them. Even the ones that usually have everything you need. But I really wanted to have a go at those cookies, as well as lots of Magnolia Bakery recipes, which often contain pecans as well, so I asked a friend, whether she knew where to get pecans. Two weeks later she presented me about 1 kg of pecans, which her mother had bought for me. She's soo sweet! They both are!
So, here is my very first go at 'something with pecans' :)
What you need is:
1 cup softened butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
Beat the butter until creamy. Then, add sugar and mix until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and beat until well incorporated. Add flour, baking soda and salt and mix until blended. Finally, stir in the chopped pecans. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Then, form the dough into little balls (about 3 cm in diameter) and place them on a lined baking tray. Bake at 180°C for 10 - 12 minutes.
When the cookies are completely cooled down, prepare the brown sugar frosting.
What you need is:
1/2 cup half & half (half cream, half milk)
1 tbsp. butter
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
Put sugar and half & half into a saucepan and boil for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the butter. Add the powdered sugar and beat until a smooth mass forms. I advice to use less powdered sugar to achieve a better spreading consistency because with the original recipe the cream sets very quickly, so that I had to add a teaspoon full of single cream after each 4 cookies, so that the cream remained spreadable. Maybe about one cup powdered sugar is sufficient.
While the icing is not yet set, place a pecan half onto it.
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