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Hand Picking Up the Top Cookie From a Stack of Vegan Pecan Shortbread Cookies
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Vegan Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 
These crave-worthy vegan pecan shortbread cookies are rich, buttery, and loaded with crunchy pecans. You'd never guess they were dairy-free!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 84 kcal
Author: Alissa
Ingredients
  • 1 cup vegan margarine, such as Earth Balance or homemade vegan butter, at room temperature
  • ½ cup granulated sugar, I used coconut sugar, but white sugar works too
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 2 cups spelt flour or all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
  1. Using a mixer at high speed, blend butter and sugar together until uniform and creamy.
  2. Blend in vanilla and salt, then flour and cinnamon. Mix until completely blended. The mixture may be crumbly, but should hold when pressed together with your hands.
  3. Use a large spoon to stir in the pecans.
  4. Roll your dough into two 9-inch logs. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for thirty minutes.
  5. Preheat oven to 350° and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  6. Carefully slice your dough into about ¼ inch slices and distribute evenly on baking sheets.
  7. Bake for 15-17, or until edges begin to brown.
  8. Remove from oven and allow to cool a bit before removing from baking sheets.
Recipe Notes

For a golden-brown color like you see in the photos, use spelt flour and coconut sugar. For a paler, more traditional shortbread, use all-purpose flour and white sugar.

Nutrition Facts
Vegan Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 84 Calories from Fat 52
% Daily Value*
Fat 5.8g9%
Saturated Fat 0.9g5%
Sodium 75mg3%
Potassium 34mg1%
Carbohydrates 7.9g3%
Fiber 0.9g4%
Sugar 2.9g3%
Protein 1.1g2%
Iron 0.4mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.