Red Rocker Inn Caramel Pecan Sticky Bun Cookies

Make Caramel Pecan filling and keep warm and soft:

cook together in small saucepan:
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
3 Tablespoons dark corn syrup
Cook 2 or 3 minutes and add:
1/2 cup chopped pecans

For Cookie Dough:

Cream Together:
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
Add and mix well
2 egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh grated orange peel
blend in:
2 1/2 cups flour
form 1 1/2 inch balls on baking sheet. Bake 6 minutes in convection oven at 325 degrees. (Conventional oven at 350 degrees). Remove from oven and brush each cookie with egg white mixed with 1 tsp water. Press finger or small spoon into each cookie to make a deep indention. Fill with 1/2 teaspoon pecan filling and return to oven for about 2 minutes until cookies are lightly browned. Cool and remove from cookies sheets. Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies.