Toasted Pecan PralineCookies~Gluten Free Easily

These Toasted Pecan Cookies are so delicious. And they’re gluten free! This is one of those recipes that you’d NEVER know it was GF if I didn’t tell you!  I’m NOT kidding, the flavor is delicate, a bit like shortbread cookies, but with a richer depth of flavor because of those toasted pecans and the flavor intensity of the dark brown sugar.

Toasted Pecan Cookies~Gluten Free Easily

2 cups toasted chopped pecans

2/3 c brown sugar (dark)

2/3 c granulated sugar

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup vegetable shortening

(I use Spectrum Organic Shortening)

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 large egg

2 cups gluten free all-purpose flour

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Preheat the oven to 375°F.

(Put chopped pecans on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake at 375* for  6 minutes or until lightly browned)

Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets for baking cookies.

Combine the sugars, butter, shortening, baking soda and vanilla- beating until smooth and creamy.

 Beat in the egg till smooth. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a spatula to make sure everything is thoroughly combined.

 Mix in the flour and toasted nuts.

Make balls with about a tablespoon of dough -flatten cookies between your palms and put them on cookie sheet making certain they’re neat on the rounded edges :)-     put them 2 ” apart

Bake for 8-11 minutes…don’t overbake

***A word about Gluten Free all-purpose flour…I LOVE Cup4Cup GF all purpose flour, sold at Williams-Sonoma, but it’s $19.00 and I don’t have a Williams-Sonoma close by, so I’ve been trying out different GF flours. I used King Arthur GF Flour for this recipe and I loved everything about it. I haven’t used King Arthur in anything except cookies – but I give it a thumbs-up!