Pecan Lace Sandwich Cookies With Orange Buttercream
- 14 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 13 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 13 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup coarsely ground pecans (about 4 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 14 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 34 teaspoon grated orange peel
- For cookies:.
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350F
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Stir butter, sugar, and corn syrup in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth.
- Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in flour.
- Add nuts and vanilla; stir to combine.
- Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
- Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until bubbling and lightly browned, about 11 minutes.
- Cool on sheets 10 minutes.
- Transfer to rack; cool completely.
- For filling:.
- Whisk all ingredients in medium bowl until smooth.
- Spread 1 teaspoon filling onto bottom of 1 cookie.
- Top with second cookie, bottom side down, pressing lightly to adhere.
- Repeat with remaining cookies.
- (Can be made 2 days ahead.
- Store between sheets of waxed paper in airtight container at room temperature.)
- ***Cook time does not include cooling time of 10 minutes.
unsalted butter, sugar, light corn syrup, flour, ground pecans, vanilla, powdered sugar, unsalted butter, orange juice
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pecan-lace-sandwich-cookies-with-orange-buttercream-212567 (may not work)