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!
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:
Add the pecans to the dry ingredients. Mix well so the pecans are evenly dispersed.
This is a one bowl cookie so I just added the wet ingredients in on top of the dry ingredients.
The dough is a little more firm then other cookies I have made.
Use a cookie scoop to drop the dough balls onto a cookie sheet.
More Delicious Gluten Free Cookie Recipes to Try:
- Gluten Free Iced Carrot Cake Cookies
- Gluten Free Chocolate Walnut Flour Cookies
- Gluten Free Funfetti Sugar Cookies
- Gluten Free Coconut Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Tools You Need To Make This Recipe:
- This cookie scoop helps make sure your cookies are all the same size!
- A gluten free flour blend makes gluten free baking so easy.
How to make gluten free butter pecan cookie recipe:
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
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray coconut oil onto a cookie sheet.
- In a large bowl, add dry ingredients and whisk to blend.
- Add all wet ingredients, pecans, and caramel bits.
- Mix well.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop cookie balls onto baking sheet.
- Bake 8 minutes until done.
- Cool on a cooling rack.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18Amount Per Serving:Calories: 281 Saturated Fat: 7g Cholesterol: 45mg Sodium: 128mg Carbohydrates: 27g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 13g Protein: 3g
More Delicious Cookie Recipes to Try!
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- GF Carrot Cake Cookies
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- GF Acorn Squash Cookies
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- Grain Free Linzer Cookies
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- Coconut Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
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- White and Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies
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- Minty Sugar Cookies
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- GF Triple Chip Cookies
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- GF Pfeffernusse Cookies
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- Nutella Stuffed Linzer Cookies
Cinnamon Flowers
April 1, 2016 at 11:49 amIf 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) ?
Sandi Gaertner
April 1, 2016 at 3:07 pmHi, 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 🙂
Julie
March 31, 2015 at 6:30 pmCan a gluten free flour be substituted, if so how much? These look wonderful!
Sandi Gaertner
March 31, 2015 at 6:35 pmThis 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
Linda
March 31, 2015 at 5:11 pmThese 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.
Sandi Gaertner
March 31, 2015 at 6:36 pmHi Linda, Thank you so much. I wonder if you could use this dairy free caramel for the cookies? http://www.adventuresofaglutenfreemom.com/2010/11/handcrafted-dairycasein-free-chewy-caramels/
Cassidy @ Cassidy's Craveable Creations
March 31, 2015 at 3:12 pmO My Goodness, these look amazing! I’m going to feature them this week at Gluten Free Wednesdays 🙂
Sandi Gaertner
March 31, 2015 at 4:25 pmWow, thank you so much Cassidy 🙂
Healing Tomato
March 24, 2015 at 9:33 pmThose 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.
Sandi Gaertner
March 24, 2015 at 9:35 pmWow, thank you so much Rini 🙂
Julia @ Swirls and Spice
March 24, 2015 at 8:38 pmWhat a mouth-watering cookie recipe!
Elle @ Only Taste Matters
March 24, 2015 at 12:27 pmWhat 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!
Sandi Gaertner
March 24, 2015 at 2:05 pmThank you Elle 🙂
Peter @ Feed Your Soul Too
March 24, 2015 at 6:06 amYou always make your gluten free cookies look “not” gluten free.
Sandi Gaertner
March 24, 2015 at 8:33 amThank you Peter 🙂
Catherine
March 23, 2015 at 10:19 pmDear 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
Sandi Gaertner
March 24, 2015 at 8:33 amThank you Catherine 🙂
Patricia @ Grab a Plate
March 23, 2015 at 9:38 pmThose caramel bits do me in every time 😉 These look scrumptious!
Sandi Gaertner
March 24, 2015 at 8:33 amAgreed 🙂
Kirsten
March 23, 2015 at 1:32 pmSandi,
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!
Sandi Gaertner
March 23, 2015 at 1:55 pmOh 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 :-).
Leah
March 23, 2015 at 10:54 amThese look divine! Butter pecan ice cream is my favorite as well, but the addition of caramel is genius – a must try 🙂
Sandi Gaertner
March 23, 2015 at 12:02 pmThank you Leah 🙂
Sheena @ Tea and Biscuits
March 23, 2015 at 10:46 amSandi, your cookies look fantastic! We have no shortage of pecans in the South they are on trees everywhere 🙂
Sandi Gaertner
March 23, 2015 at 12:02 pmI 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 🙁