These pretty little, dainty vegan pecan cookies can be made with only a few ingredients. In fact, you probably have most of them in your pantry right now: flour, salt, powdered sugar, pecans, coconut, and vanilla—combined with vegan margarine and a bit of fresh orange zest. Just roll them up, bake them, then dust them with powdered sugar. Then watch these tender cookies disappear. I love to make these Orange Pecan Cookies for special holiday treats, and I bake them when my citrus trees are in harvest. Filled with bright citrus flavors, these orange cookies are delicious served with tea and coffee breaks, packed away in lunch boxes, and enjoyed for dessert along with a scoop or sorbet. Yum! Bake up a batch and freeze them for when life calls for a sweet treat on demand!
Orange Pecan Cookies
Total Time: 30 minutes + 1 hour for chilling dough
Yield: 18 cookies 1x
Diet: Vegan
Description
These pretty little, dainty vegan Orange Pecan Cookies can be made with only a few ingredients you probably have in your pantry right now! Just roll them up, bake them, dust them with powdered sugar—and then watch them disappear.
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, powdered sugar, ground pecans, coconut, and orange zest with a wooden spoon.
- Cut in vegan margarine with a fork or pastry blender until crumbly. Add vanilla and just enough orange juice (add one teaspoon at a time) to make a very stiff dough that holds together but is not sticky, using a fork, pastry blender, or your hands.
- For best results, chill dough for 30-60 minutes until firm.
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Roll cookie dough into small balls (about 1 ½ inches in diameter) with hands. Place on a baking sheet about 2 inches apart from each other.
- Bake for about 12-15 minutes, until cookies start to turn golden around edges.
- Remove from oven, cool slightly.
- Place ¼ cup powdered sugar in a small dish, and roll cookies in powdered sugar while warm.
- Serve immediately.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookies
- Calories: 101
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 57 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
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