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Caramel Gluten Free Butter Pecan Cookies Recipe

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If you love butter pecan flavor, give these gluten free butter pecan cookies recipe a try.

You will love these fun caramel bits I found to go in these cookies!

Gluten Free Butter Pecan Caramel Cookies in two rows on a piece of burlap. Pecan halves are around the cookies

Butter Pecan Flavor

Butter pecan is one of my favorite ice cream flavors.

There is something about the creamy goodness mixed in with that butter and nutty pecan flavor that makes me buy this flavor all of the time. Add caramel sauce, and it is heaven.

What better way to enjoy butter pecan than in these delicious gluten free pecan cookies?

I have learned my kids will devour any cookies with melted caramel bits…I may need to find a way to hide more veggies in my cookies. Caramel camouflage may just be the sneaky way to achieve this (insert evil grin.)

These cookies took a little time to create. Lots of trial and error to get the flavors just right. I used Kraft caramel bits to get the caramel flavor into the cookies. (*Note to be careful when you take these out of the oven. The melted caramel is HOT!)

Do you have a favorite flavor of ice cream that would be fun to create a cookie around?

If you love caramel as much as my kids, this gluten free caramel apple cake and these gluten free acorn squash caramel cookies are definitely worth trying too!

How to make gluten free butter pecan cookies:

Cookie dry ingredients mixed with pecans

Add the pecans to the dry ingredients. Mix well so the pecans are evenly dispersed.

butter pecan cookie wet and dry ingredients in a bowl about to get mixed.

This is a one bowl cookie so I just added the wet ingredients in on top of the dry ingredients.

butter pecan dough in a bowl

The dough is a little more firm then other cookies I have made.

butter pecan cookie dough balls on a cookie sheet

Use a cookie scoop to drop the dough balls onto a cookie sheet.

Easy gluten free butter pecan caramel cookies on a cooling rack

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Tools You Need To Make This Recipe:

  1. This cookie scoop helps make sure your cookies are all the same size!
  2. A gluten free flour blend makes gluten free baking so easy.

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How to make gluten free butter pecan cookie recipe:

Gluten Free Butter Pecan Caramel Cookies

Gluten Free Butter Pecan Caramel Cookies

Yield: 18 cookies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Easy gluten free butter pecan caramel cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sorghum flour
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 1/2 cup brown rice flour
  • 1/2 cup potato starch
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup toasted pecans, unsalted
  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/2 cup Kraft caramel bits

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Spray coconut oil onto a cookie sheet.
  3. In a large bowl, add dry ingredients and whisk to blend.
  4. Add all wet ingredients, pecans, and caramel bits.
  5. Mix well.
  6. Use a cookie scoop to drop cookie balls onto baking sheet.
  7. Bake 8 minutes until done.
  8. Cool on a cooling rack.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 281 Saturated Fat: 7g Cholesterol: 45mg Sodium: 128mg Carbohydrates: 27g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 13g Protein: 3g
Please note this nutrition information is calculated by a recipe plugin and is an estimate based on the ingredients used in this recipe.
© Sandi Gaertner
Cuisine: American / Category: Dessert

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  1. Cinnamon Flowers

    April 1, 2016 at 11:49 am

    If you want to use a premade flour such as Mama’s Gluten free almond flour or cup for cup, would you use 3 cups plus the Xanthan gum (if the mix doesn’t have it) ?

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      April 1, 2016 at 3:07 pm

      Hi, you definitely want to add 1 teaspoon xanthan gum if your gluten free flour blend doesn’t have it already. Cup4Cup has dry milk in it. This will work for this recipe, but it doesn’t work for any of my baked recipes with lemon juice…just an fyi. Thank you for taking the time to write 🙂

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      March 31, 2015 at 6:35 pm

      This is a gluten free recipe. Are you asking if you can use a different gluten free flour Julie? I used Authentic Foods Gluten Free Flour Blend, I assume other blends will work as long as they don’t contain bean flour. Also check if you use a different blend that it has xanthan gum. If it doesn’t you will want to add a teaspoon. Good luck. Sandi

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  3. Linda

    March 31, 2015 at 5:11 pm

    These look so good! I love the combination of butter pecan and caramel. If only I could eat dairy! Thanks for sharing at Gluten-Free Wednesdays. I’ll be highlighting these cookies this week.

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  4. Cassidy @ Cassidy's Craveable Creations

    March 31, 2015 at 3:12 pm

    O My Goodness, these look amazing! I’m going to feature them this week at Gluten Free Wednesdays 🙂

    Reply

  5. Healing Tomato

    March 24, 2015 at 9:33 pm

    Those cookies look delightful. I love Butter Pecan Cookies. Butter Pecan Ice Cream is my favorite, followed closely by Pralines and Cream. I am so glad to see a gluten free recipe for Butter Pecan Cookies. You did an amazing job with the recipe.

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  7. Elle @ Only Taste Matters

    March 24, 2015 at 12:27 pm

    What a fantastic flavor combination! They look and sound delicious. And thank you, thank you, thank you for introducing me to caramel bits! I had no idea they existed and I love caramel. All my future recipes with caramel can be credited to you!

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  9. Catherine

    March 23, 2015 at 10:19 pm

    Dear Sandi, these cookies sound and look marvelous! The pecan and caramel is a winning combo. I have so many favorite ice cream. For me though, it is usually the other way around- I love the cookie inspired ice creams! Pinned for later. xo, Catherine

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  11. Kirsten

    March 23, 2015 at 1:32 pm

    Sandi,
    Stupidly I stuck a Certified Wildlife Habitat sign in the backyard, so the Certified Wildlife in the neighborhood think that our peach trees are theirs! We have yet to actually harvest any fruit, sad to say.
    Meanwhile, these cookies look amazing. I love those pecan sandies cookies, and with caramel chips the flavor of pecan + caramel must be amazing.
    Thanks!

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      March 23, 2015 at 1:55 pm

      Oh no….we actually bought our 12 yo son a sling shot. He has terrible aim so the squirrels are technically safe, and but it keeps our son busy for hours :-).

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  12. Leah

    March 23, 2015 at 10:54 am

    These look divine! Butter pecan ice cream is my favorite as well, but the addition of caramel is genius – a must try 🙂

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  13. Sheena @ Tea and Biscuits

    March 23, 2015 at 10:46 am

    Sandi, your cookies look fantastic! We have no shortage of pecans in the South they are on trees everywhere 🙂

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      March 23, 2015 at 12:02 pm

      I am jealous you have pecan trees nearby. We have a few fruit trees (young) in our backyard and it is a constant battle to keep the squirrels out of the fruit 🙁

      Reply

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