These are the cutest little pie crust cookies topped with a simple pecan pie filling that you par-cook to setup perfectly as the crust browns. Skip the calories and hassle of baking a full pecan pie to serve this at your next get together. No slicing needed. A balanced pecan-y flavor with every bite. All you need is a rolling pin, a ring mold, and baking dish.

I found this recipe scrolling past Facebook recipes and I never knew pie crust cookies were even a thing. Most recipes I scroll past on social media look like AI wrote the recipe or a mismatched recipe to photo, but I was absolutely shocked when these came out looking almost exactly like the reference photo from the original recipe.

Making a standard pecan pie is quite simple. Mix the filling together and pour it into a par-baked crust. For this cookie you do the opposite. Gently cook the par-baked filling and place onto a raw crust. This requires a low and slow process to thicken the filling so that it doesn’t run out all over the baking tray.

I like this recipe because of how easy this is to serve a whole party without cutting a slice or requiring a plate and fork. This unique pastry can be customized in oh so many ways so if this is your first pie cookie, as it is mine, welcome to pie cookies!