Pecan Cookies
These delicate vegan pecan cookies are a remake of the traditional buttery, sugary, holiday cookie. By replacing the sugar, butter and flour, you get a delicious vegan treat.
The flour replacement is a mixture of almond flour and either tapioca flour or potato starch.
The sweetness comes from monk fruit and erythritol rather than refined sugar.
Instead of butter, we use coconut oil and olive oil or Miyoko brand vegan butter.
Be sure to finely chop the pecans and fold them in after you have created a dough.
If you give these a try, let me know how you like them.
Pecan Fingers
These delicate cookies are a remake of the traditional buttery sugary cookie that was always one of my favorites. By replacing the sugar, butter and flour, you get a gluten free, sugar free, vegan delight.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup organic vegan butter (Miyoko brand) or coconut oil room temperature
- 1/4 cup powdered monk fruit-erythritol blend more for dusting**
- 1/2 cup almond flour or oat flour
- 1/4 cup tapioca flour or potato starch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- With a mixer or food processor, whip the butter and olive oil together until emulsified and light.
- If you do not have powdered monk fruit, but crystalized, put a 1/2 cup in a blender and blend until powdered.
- Add 1/4 cup of the monk fruit and remaining flour, starch and vanilla to the oil mixture and beat until completely combined and smooth. Stir in chopped pecans. Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350° Using a small spoon, scoop and roll into balls or short logs and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 20 minutes in the middle of the oven, until lightly browned.
- When the cookies have cooled, roll in the remaining powdered monk fruit -erythritol mixture. Enjoy!
- Store cooking in a sealed container at room temperature for up to seven days. Or freeze.
Notes
**I powder my own sweetener rather than paying the higher price for already powdered monk fruit. I use a small container blender with the flat blade base which grinds grains, seeds and powders granulated sweeteners.