Quick Pecan Tart
- 1 18-ounce log refrigerator sugar-cookie dough
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1/4 cup dark corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons whipping cream
- 2 cups pecans (about 8 ounces)
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Cut cookie log crosswise into 3 equal pieces.
- Press 2 pieces of dough evenly into 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom (reserve remaining dough for another use).
- Bake tart crust 12 minutes.
- Using back of fork, press down bottom of crust if necessary.
- Bake until golden brown, about 3 minutes longer.
- Transfer to rack.
- Stir butter, sugar and corn syrup in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves.
- Increase heat to medium and boil 1 minute.
- Mix in cream, then pecans.
- Boil until mixture thickens, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes.
- Spoon filling into warm crust.
- Bake tart until filling is bubbling and color deepens slightly, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer tart to rack and cool completely.
butter, golden brown sugar, corn syrup, whipping cream, pecans
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/quick-pecan-tart-5179 (may not work)