King Cake Cookies with Praline Pecan
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture:
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
Pecan Praline:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 1/4 cups pecan halves
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- yellow green, and purple sprinkles
Instructions
- Cream butter, sugar, and cinnamon until light and fluffy.
- Add egg yolks, honey, vanilla, and lemon extract.
- Add flour, baking powder, salt, and cream of tartar. Mix until combined.
- Roll dough into golf ball-sized balls. Combine sugar and cinnamon on a small plate.
- Roll the ball into a 6-inch log and roll it into the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Roll the log into a spiral shape. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 12 to 16 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Get started on the praline. Add both sugars to a saucepan. Add evaporated milk.
- Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat.
- Stir in the pecans, butter, and vanilla. Bring to a boil. Take off the heat and let cool for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Spoon the praline over the cookies. I made sure each cookie had a generous portion of pecans and then went back around and used the rest of the praline.
- Mix equal parts of yellow, green, and purple sprinkles in a small bowl.
- Sprinkle over cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 291kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 3gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 142mgFiber: 1g
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