Pecan Sandies

PECAN SANDIES

This is a super quick and EASY recipe! Who doesn’t love those? This makes a smaller batch of 8 cookies, but feel free to double (or triple!) for more.

This recipe targets:

Paleo | Vegan | Keto | Glucose-Friendly | Dairy-Friendly

My favorite part about these cookies? They gave me ZERO blood-sugar spike on my continuous glucose monitor! Pretty impressive for a delicious holiday cookie!

Ingredient list (MAKES 8 COOKIES)

• 1 cup almond flour

• 1/4 cup melted coconut oil

• 1 tablespoon nut milk

• 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans

• 1/4 cup powdered sugar (I use Lakanto brand)

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 8 pecan halves (to place on cookies!)

Dietary benefits

• Gluten-free

• Dairy-free

• Paleo

• Keto

• Vegan friendly

• Glucose friendly

Steps

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. In a medium bowl or mixer, blend almond flour and coconut oil on low speed until no clumps and it becomes dough-like.

Step 2

Add the tablespoon of non-dairy milk to make it stick together a bit more and become a soft dough. Add in the finely chopped pecans, powdered sugar, salt, baking powder, and vanilla extract. Mix on low until soft and well incorporated. Press together if the dough is in clumps, it should be easy to form.

Step 3

Using a small or medium size cookie scoop, carefully roll dough into balls and place on baking sheet with room on all sides. Gently press a pecan half into the top of each dough ball, flattening the ball of dough slightly, but not too much!

Step 4

Bake the cookies for 10-13 minutes, until the cookies just begin to brown. Let them rest on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Once cool, sprinkle with more powdered sugar. Store in an airtight container, or freeze. ENJOY! :)

NOTES

Powdered sugar directions for coconut sugar:

• 1 cup coconut sugar

• 2 teaspoon tapioca flour

Instructions:

1. Add coconut sugar and tapioca flour to a blender

2. Blend low and slow and gradually increase to high

3. Blend for 30-60 seconds, until fluffy and powdery and is light brown in color

4. Let the powder settle before opening blender top, and then use in the recipe and store the rest in an airtight container!

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