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!
Looks oh so yummy! Love the ribbon too!
Are these the same cookies from the 4th of July? If so they are sooo yummy!
I could barely tell they were gluten free.
Hi,
Just wondering…would ingredients be the same except to use regular all purpose flour if you don’t need to worry about gluten free?
Thanks!
Fran
Fran, everything is exactly the same using regular all purpose flour!!! xo