Delicious Brown Butter Candied Pecan Cookies

The candied pecans I posted about are so wonderful on their own. However did I mention that they’re awesome in cookies too?! I had the last bit of candied pecans left and decided to make these wonderful brown butter candied pecan cookies. If you haven’t browned butter before, it’s 10000% recommended for all of your future cookies. It’s seriously, hands down, the best extra 5 minutes of time worth spending.

Pecan cookies are pretty common around the holidays, but I think these can be enjoyed year round. I mean, they are cookies after all. I think these cookies wouldn’t be as exciting if it weren’t for the candied pecans I made before. Here’s the recipe to the Candied Pecans, they are important in making this cookie next level. If you have an extra 15 minutes, or if you make these ahead of time you will have a lot of candied pecans to go through! You can actually make these as you chill your cookies in the fridge.

Like I said, browning the butter for the cookies are an important step I don’t think should be skipped. Sally’s baking blog has a great tutorial for browning butter.

Peep out the recipe below. Once you got the candied pecans and browned butter, I know you will be glad you didn’t skip these steps!

Brown Butter Candied Pecan Cookies

A warm buttery cookie with candied pecans

• 1 cup all-purpose flour (or 1:1 GF flour)
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup browned unsalted butter (melted and cooled )
• 2/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 whole egg (room temperature)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup crushed candied pecans

1. In a medium bowl, sift and whisk together flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon

2. In a separate bowl, beat egg, browned butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract

3. Pour in wet ingredients into the dry and mix together just until you no longer see flour streaks

4. Fold in chopped candied pecans

5. If you have a cookie scoop, use this to scoop out balls and put it on a parchment lined baking sheet. Refrigerate the dough for at least 4 hours or overnight.

6. About 20 minutes before baking, preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.

7. Line a new parchment lined baking sheet with cookie balls at least 1.5 inches apart.

8. Bake for 15-18 minutes depending on how chewy you would like the cookies to be. Enjoy warm!

Baked Good, Cookies

Dessert

Brown Butter, Candied Pecans, Cookies, Pecan Cookies, Pecans, Schermer Pecans

I hope you give these cookies a try. The extra time to make the brown butter is worth the effort. The flavor comes through even more so when you chill the dough. Cookies are so easy yet painstakingly time consuming sometimes, but if you make enough, you will have enough to last you a long time. It’s worth it!