Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Praline \Pra"line\ (pr[aum]"l[=e]n), n. [F.]
   A confection made of nut kernels, usually of almonds, roasted
   in boiling sugar until brown and crisp.

         Bonbons, pralines, . . . saccharine, crystalline
         substances of all kinds and colors.      --Du Maurier.

Source : WordNet®

praline
     n : cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans