Pecan Pie Cookies

COOKIE

• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup Land O'Lakes butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder

FILLING

• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup Land O'Lakes gourmet heavy whipping cream
• 1 tsp vanilla

Heat oven to 350 degree.  Combine all cookie ingredients except flour and baking powder in large bowl.  Beat at mdm speed til creamy.  Reduce speed to low; add flour and baking powder.  Beat til well mixed.

Shape dough into 1 1/4" balls.  Place 2" apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.  Make indentation in each cookie with thumb; rotate thumb to hollow out slightly.

Combine all filling ingredients in small bowl; fill each cookie with 1 rounded tsp filling.  Bake for 8-12 mins or til lightly browned.  Cook 1 min; remove from cookie sheets.

3 dozen cookies