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Soft Pecan Cookies with Maple Glaze

December 6, 2020 By Jess 4 Comments

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Soft Pecan Cookies with Maple Glaze
Soft Pecan Cookies with Maple Glaze
Soft Pecan Cookies with Maple Glaze
Soft Pecan Cookies with Maple Glaze

Shake up your holiday baking with these delectable pecan cookies!

Soft Pecan Cookies with Maple Glaze
For the Fall or Winter season, these make the most delicious treat.

A soft pecan cookie with maple glaze is the most delightful bite this time of year so let’s get baking!I find there is a lot of chocolate in holiday baking so these flavours are a nice way to mix things up!

And honestly the maple glaze just puts these cookies over the top.

Soft Pecan Cookies with Maple Glaze
The best part about these pecan cookies is they have a slight crunch around the edges but are soft and chewy on the inside. And, they stay that way when stored in a container for a couple of days!

So, how do you make these easy soft pecan maple cookies?

Ingredients for the perfect Soft Pecan Cookies

Unsalted butter: Gives you full control over the salt-level in this recipe (that’s why we add a bit of salt separately into the cookie dough).

Sugar: Soft cookies should always be made with a mixture of white and brown sugar.

Egg: Helps bind the cookie dough together and adds to the chewy texture.

Flour: All purpose flour is the best for baking cookies.

Vanilla Extract: A key ingredient in bringing all the flavours together.

Maple Syrup: Helps bring in the maple flavour to enhance the maple glaze even more.

Salt: All baked goods need salt to balance their sweetness.

Toasted Pecans: By toasting the pecans you bring extra flavour to these cookies.

These cookies are definitely going to be included in my holiday baking going forward! They would make a great addition to a holiday cookie box to.

Soft Pecan Cookies with Maple Glaze

Soft Pecan Cookies with Maple Glaze

Soft Pecan Cookies with Maple Glaze

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy cookies, holiday cookies, pecan cookies
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 11 minutes
Total Time: 31 minutes

Are you looking for a new, favourite fall dessert recipe? Try these amazing soft pecan cookies with maple glaze – a great seasonal treat.

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup toasted pecan pieces

Maple Glaze

  • 1 tbsp melted butter
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350F & line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. Once the oven is preheated, toast the pecans on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Then remove from the oven and set aside.

  3. Mix dry ingredients together (flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt) & set aside.

  4. In another bowl, mix together melted butter, sugar and brown sugar until combined. Then mix in egg, vanilla and maple syrup until smooth.

  5. Pour flour mixture into wet mixture and mix until combined. Stir in 1/2 cup toasted pecans and mix to combine.

  6. Scoop 1 1/2 - 2 tablespoonfuls of cookie batter per cookie into balls, placing them about 2 inches a part on a baking sheet (make sure to leave space between cookies as they will spread). Makes about 18-22 cookies so you will need to bake in batches.

  7. Bake for 9-11 minutes until just browning on the edges. Remove from oven & let sit on pan for a few minutes before moving to cooling rack.

  8. Once cookies cooled, make the glaze by mixing the melted butter, maple syrup & icing sugar and drizzle over cookies.

Soft Pecan Cookies with Maple Glaze
Can you even get over the maple syrup drizzle?! I definitely can’t!

The pecans and maple flavours just go so well together it’s hard to resist eating more than one cookie.

Soft Pecan Cookies with Maple Glaze
If you’re in a cookie mood, my One Bowl Chocolate Chip Cookies have a very similar base recipe so definitely check them out too!

Until the next cooking adventure,
Jess

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  1. Brittany Russell

    December 22, 2020 at 6:59 am

    These cookies are SO good. The recipe was quick, easy to follow and the end result was soft cookies! This recipe will become an annual favorite!

    Reply
    • Jess

      December 22, 2020 at 11:32 am

      Brittany thank you so much for sharing your cookie love! I’m so so happy to hear that you found the recipe easy AND delicious! Enjoy!

      Reply
  2. Rachel

    December 18, 2020 at 4:48 pm

    I made your soft pecan cookies today. They are so delicious and easy to make! I love the fact that I didn’t need to go to the store to make them, I had everything in my kitchen! Thanks for the recipe 😃

    Reply
    • Jess

      December 18, 2020 at 5:05 pm

      Hoooray!!! Thanks for sharing this Rachel – I’m SO SO happy to hear you enjoyed them! They’re one of my favs too 😉

      Reply

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