Caramel Pecan Thumbprint Cookies
Sweet, soft, crunchy, gooey Caramel Pecan Thumbprint Cookies are full of great flavor!
If you’re a fan of gooey, nutty desserts, then you’ll want to pay attention to these Caramel Pecan Thumbprint Cookies. They’re a pretty perfect combination of flavors and textures. Honestly, I can’t get enough of them!
The cookies themselves are really good on their own. The brown sugar gives them a bit of a caramel flavor, making the caramel we’ll add later even more pronounced. The texture of the cookies is similar to a soft shortbread. The added pecans bring some crunch to the party, too.
Once the cookies are baked, we add a simple caramel filling made with just two ingredients. It can be made in either the microwave or on the stovetop. I tend to make it in the microwave just for the sake of convenience, but either way works just fine.
While I like this filling recipe for its simplicity, you can certainly substitute a store-bought thick caramel sauce or your favorite recipe. And if you have a little bit left over, then I feel confident you’ll find a good use for it.
Think beyond caramel, too! Try other fillings like jams or ganache or whatever else you can dream up. Try different nuts, too, if you like. I think you’ll find that this recipe can be quite versatile when it comes to flavors.
I’ve been embracing smaller batches lately, so I love that this recipe makes about a dozen cookies. If you want more, it will scale nicely. But otherwise, it’s nice to embrace a small batch of cookies to enjoy with just a few of your favorite cookie lovers.
More Thumbprint Cookie Recipes
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies
- Coconut-Salted Caramel Thumbprint Cookies
- Lemon Thumbprint Cookies
Rich caramel fills these soft, nutty cookies for a sweet, gooey, crunchy treat! Cookie recipe slightly adapted from Taste of Home. Bake or Break is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.Caramel Pecan Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients
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For the caramel filling:
Instructions
To make the cookies:
To make the caramel filling:
Notes
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3 Comments on “Caramel Pecan Thumbprint Cookies”
Adding the flour mixture step is missing from the direction.
Thanks for letting me know, Kate. I’ve updated the recipe.
Deliciouos your recipe. Greetings from Lima, Peru