Dessert for 4

Praline Cookies

Name: Praline Cookies
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups butter; 2 cups brown sugar; 2 eggs; 2 tsp vanilla; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup chopped pecans (optional); 1/2 cup reserved brown butter; 2 tsp vanilla; 3 cups powdered sugar; 1/4 cup hot water

$21.52for 420 minServes 4

Brown butter cookies filled with pecans bake until set and finish with a smooth powdered sugar glaze.

Photo: the-girl-who-ate-everything.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 20 oz$0.40/oz typical	20 oz	$8.00Typical price
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 2.25 oz$0.70/oz typical	2.25 oz	$1.57Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$21.52

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaBaking powder and sodaFlour

Not included in the cost.

20 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$5.38 per serving$21.52 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

2 cups butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
1/2 cup reserved brown butter
2 tsp vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup hot water

Steps

Brown 2 cups butter in a saucepan over medium heat for 5 minutes, reserve 1/2 cup, and cool the remaining butter briefly.
Beat the cooled butter, brown sugar, eggs, and 2 teaspoons vanilla until smooth.
Mix in baking soda, baking powder, salt, flour, and pecans to form a soft dough.
Drop the dough onto a greased baking sheet and bake at 350 F for 8 to 10 minutes, until set.
Whisk the reserved brown butter, remaining vanilla, powdered sugar, and hot water into a glaze.
Spread the glaze over the warm cookies and cool them for 2 minutes.

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