Healthy Butter Pecan Cookies (with browned butter)

Healthy butter pecan cookies with a nutty browned butter flavor and crunchy candied pecans. These cookies are irresistible!

Ingredients needed for healthy butter pecan cookies

• Blanched almond flour
• Oat flour
• Baking powder
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Egg
• Coconut sugar
• Butter
• Vanilla
• Apple cider vinegar

How to make the best healthy butter pecan cookies

First, you want to make your browned butter so it has time to cool. Bring the butter to a boil in a small saucepan and keep a close eye on it for browning. You will notice it will start to smell sweet and nutty and you’ll see brown particles on the bottom on the pan. Once browned, add the butter to a large mixing bowl to cool. Let it cool for at least 10 minutes.

Second, you’ll want to make the candied pecans. You can reuse the same saucepan. Add the pecans, butter and sugar over low heat. Stir mixture until the butter has melted and the pecans are coated with the butter and sugar. Turn off the heat and set aside.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Now, combine the dry ingredients in a medium bowl: almond flour, oat flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix and set aside.

And then add the wet ingredients into the large bowl with the cooled browned butter: egg, coconut sugar, vanilla and apple cider vinegar. Whisk until fully combined.

Pour the dry flour mixture into the wet ingredients. Mix until almost fully combined.

Then add in the candied pecans. Mix a few times until fully incorporated.

Finally, scoop the cookie batter onto the baking sheets. This recipe makes 18 cookies. Bake at 350 for 9-10 minutes. Let the cookies cool slightly before enjoying!

Why these healthier browned butter cookies are the best

There are SO many reasons why I love these cookies. They are easy to make, require minimal wholesome ingredients and they are a total crowd pleaser, just to name a few.

Because this cookies don’t require any chill time, they can be made in under 20 minutes. They do require a few steps like browning the butter and candying the pecans but thats it!

These cookies are made from a mixture of oat flour and almond flour. I love baking with these flours as they are wholesome and each only made with one ingredient.

I love using almond flour in baked goods. It is only made with one ingredient: ground almonds! Which makes it a healthy alternative from traditional flour. It is lower in carb and higher in fat content than traditional flour but it also has many other nutrients like vitamin E and magnesium! 

I love baking with oat flour. Finely ground oat flour makes perfectly chewy and fluffy baked goods. And it only has one ingredient: ground oats! 

Lastly, these cookies are a total crowd pleaser. We almost ate the whole batch before sharing them with our friends lol! This recipe makes 18 cookies.

Other cookie recipes you’ll love

If you loved these healthy butter pecan cookies with browned butter, certainly try these other cookie recipes below.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Cookies

Double Chocolate Coconut Oil Sea Salt Cookies

Chewy Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches