Butter Pecan Cookies (vegan)

Name: Butter pecan cookies (vegan)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 200 g vegan butter; ¾ cup sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 cups flour; ½ cup ground pecan; ¼ teaspoon salt

These vegan butter pecan cookies are filled with raspberry jam and vegan cajeta. These buttery cookies melt in your mouth and take just 15 minutes to bake.

butter pecan cookies in a heart shape ove a pink background

About this recipe

Plant-based. These are vegan cookies because they don’t have animal products. They are made without eggs, no dairy, and vegetable butter.
Texture. They melt in your mouth but keep their shape while cutting and filling.
Flavor. The flavor of these butter pecan cookies is the best; it is smooth but with caramel notes due to the sugar and the deliciousness of the ground pecans.
Shape. Make these cookies any shape you want. Moreover, you can even use no cookie cutters and just a knife to cut into squares.

rolled dough ove a piece of parchemnet paper and hearts

Ingredients for the pecan butter cookies

Flour. Use all-purpose wheat flour.
Butter. I use vegan butter; any brand works very well in this recipe.
Pecans. Ground pecans. Be careful when you grind them; you don’t want them turned into pecan butter. You are looking at a sand-like texture.
Sugar. I used organic cane sugar, but white sugar works too.
Vanilla and salt.

How to make the vegan cookies

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
Mix the butter and sugar with a mixer until everything is completely integrated. Add the vanilla and continue mixing.
Add the ground pecans, flour, and salt. Mix until a smooth dough forms.
Roll the dough about 1/4-inch thickness on parchment paper (affiliate link) or a silicone mat with a well-floured rolling pin. Carefully transfer the parchment paper (affiliate link) or silicone mat to a baking sheet and chill for 30 min to 3 hours.
Cut the cookies with a cookie cutter and re-roll your scrapes.
Bake for 15 minutes and let them cool completely before making the sandwiches or dusting with powdered sugar (affiliate link).

Vegan butter pecan cookies sandwiches dusted with powdered sugar

Tips for the perfect pecan butter cookies recipe

Don’t overwork the dough. It is ready when all the ingredients are well integrated. The dough, because of all the butter, is a bit fragile but easy to handle.
Do not skip the parchment or silicone mat. This way, you cut the cookies, remove the scrapes, lift the paper or mat, and put it on the baking sheet. So easy.
Lightly flour the rolling pin. When rolling the dough, flour the rolling pin very well, so it does not stick.
Make pecan cookie sandwiches. Fill them with what you like the most: jam, vegan cajeta, or melted chocolate.

Frequently asked questions

How to store the butter pecan cookies. The best way to store these and any other cookie is in an airtight container lined with parchment paper.
Do I have to use room temperature butter? Yes, but watch out when working with vegan butter, it melts really fast.
I don’t have cookie cutters, what can I use? Cut squares with a ruler and knife. This is actually easier because they will be no scrapes.

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Butter pecan cookies (vegan)

Alejandra Graf

These vegan butter pecan cookies are filled with raspberry jam and vegan cajeta. These buttery cookies melt in your mouth and take just 15 minutes to bake.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

chill time 30

Total Time 1

Course Baked goods

Cuisine American

Servings pieces

Calories 126 kcal

Equipment

Mixer

Ingredients

200 g vegan butter
¾ cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
½ cup ground pecan
¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
Mix the butter and sugar with a mixer until everything is completely integrated. Add the vanilla and continue mixing.
Add the ground pecans, flour, and salt. Mix until a smooth dough forms.
Roll the dough about 1/4-inch thickness on parchment paper or a silicone mat with a well-floured rolling pin. Carefully transfer the parchement paper or silicone mat to a baking sheet and chill for 30 min to 3 hours.
Cut the cookies with a cookie cutter and re-roll your scrapes.
Bake for 15 minutes and let them cool completely before making the sandwiches or dusting with powdered sugar.

Notes

How to store the butter pecan cookies. The best way to store these and any other cookie is in an airtight container lined with parcehment paper.

Do I have to use room temperature butter? Yes, but watch out when working with vegan butter, it melts really fast.

I don’t have cookie cutters what can I use? Cut squares with a ruler and knife. This is actually easier becasue they will be no scrapes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pieceCalories: 126kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.04gSodium: 78mgPotassium: 23mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 319IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 1mg

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