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Caramel Pecan Cookies #NationalCookieDay

Monday, December 2, 2013 by Lolli 13 Comments

This post and giveaway are sponsored by Quiznos, but thoughts and opinions are my own.

Did you know that December 4 is National Cookie Day? I’m surprised that there’s not more of a celebration…because cookies are some of the best things EVER. I just made a brand new cookie this weekend (an experiment that turned out fantastic!) in honor of National Cookie Day. And though I can’t share any of the cookies, I’ve got two awesome surprises for you.

Caramel Pecan Cookies

The first surprise is this brand new, never-before-seen (because I just created it) recipe based on a classic pecan shortbread cookie. I was thinking about how much I love caramels and how delicious caramels would be in a cookie. Even though I love to make my own caramels for the holidays, this time I bought those fun square caramels wrapped in plastic. They made this recipe SO easy.

Caramel Pecan Cookies

I tried two other variations before I came to this final recipe…Yes, that means I’ve had to eat a bunch of caramels and pecan shortbread cookies. Somehow I survived….

I admit that these aren’t the prettiest cookies, but what they lack in character on the outside they make up for on the inside. I love the caramel surprise in the middle!

Caramel Pecan Cookies

Caramel Pecan Cookies
 

Caramel Pecan Cookies
 

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Author: Lolli

Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup finely chopped pecans
  • Caramel candies (the chewy square kind that are wrapped in plastic)
  • Powdered sugar (about ½ cup for rolling cookies)

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  2. Cut unwrapped caramel candies in half and set aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar with a hand mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  4. Mix in the vanilla, flour, and salt. Add pecans and knead the mixture with your hands (dough will be crumbly).
  5. Wrap a half piece of caramel in cookie dough so that the caramel is completely covered (this will be more of a pressing and squishing process. Lots of fun).
  6. Place each cookie-wrapped caramel on a cookie sheet, with space between each cookie. Since these cookies don’t spread as they bake, you can fit them closer together than usual.
  7. Bake for 20-24 minutes.
  8. Allow to cool on a wire cooling rack. When cool, roll each cookie in powdered sugar and enjoy!

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Caramel Pecan Cookies

Get a free cookie from Quiznos this National Cookie Day!

This year, Quiznos is celebrating National Cookie Day on December 4 by giving away a free toasted cookie with any purchase. Find a Quiznos near you to enjoy your free cookie this week!

Enter to win a Holiday Cookie Kit

The Holiday Cookie Kit giveaway package includes a $25 Quiznos Gift Card, sugar cookie mix, holiday cookie cutters, frostings and sprinkles. This giveaway is open to residents of the US only and will run through December 13. Winner will be chosen at random and notified via email. Good luck!

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Lolli has written 3740 post in this blog.

I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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Comments

  1. Laura J says

    Friday, December 13, 2013 at 11:49 pm

    Oh I really love Thumbprint cookies with butter frosting!

  2. Michelle Tucker says

    Friday, December 13, 2013 at 10:31 pm

    I love snickerdoodles. Absolute fave!

  3. Cheryl F. says

    Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 7:52 am

    My favorite Christmas cookies are Italian Wedding Cookies (aka Cocoa Wedding Cakes or Snowball Cookies).

  4. shelly peterson says

    Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 9:12 am

    My favorite cookie is a chocolate cookie with peanut butter chips

  5. Megan Phillips says

    Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 8:08 pm

    My favorite cookie is a good old fashioned chocolate chip cookie!

  6. David says

    Friday, December 6, 2013 at 3:43 pm

    My favorite cookie is the oatmeal scotchie.

  7. latanya says

    Friday, December 6, 2013 at 3:10 pm

    my fave cookie is a sugar cookie

  8. Elena says

    Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    My favorite is oatmeal cookie

  9. kortney nelson says

    Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at 10:43 am

    My favorite cookies are the almond crescent shaped things for the holidays <3

  10. suburbancorrespondent says

    Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 11:31 pm

    Toll house, naturally!

  11. Mary Happymommy says

    Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 9:15 pm

    My all time favorite cookie is soft oatmeal cookies.

  12. Maureen says

    Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 9:58 am

    I like white chocolate chip cherry.

  13. Debbie Jackson says

    Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 8:10 am

    My favorite is a snickerdoodle

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