Salted Pecan Butter Shortbread

A treat that is buttery, crumbly, nutty, sweet and salty. What more could a girl want! This is a delicious cookie recipe perfect for dipping in an afternoon coffee or taking to someone's house as a gift, or simply enjoying it for yourself!
Serves:

8

Prep Time:

15 minutes

Cook Time:

10 minutes

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Salted Pecan Butter Shortbread

A buttery shortbread is not exactly something most consider to be wholesome, but I say why not! To make a healthier treat, you don’t need to be adding kale to it or, worse, use low-fat dairy.

Butter is not something I shy away from, in fact I have it most days. Sugar, on the other hand, is something I stay away from.

So here we have the perfect buttery, crumbly and nutty sweet to compliment an afternoon coffee or whatever time of day suits you. 

Don’t skip the flakey sea salt!

Salted Pecan Butter Shortbread

A treat that is buttery, crumbly, nutty, sweet and salty. What more could a girl want!

Serves:

8

Prep time:

15 minutes

Cook time:

10 minutes

INGREDIENTS
  • 1/2 cup almond meal
  • 1/3 cup powdered Lakanto, or other erythritol based sweetener
  • 1/2 cup gluten-free flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 120g cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
  • 1/2 cup pecans, raw
  • 1/2 tsp flakey sea salt
METHOD
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. In a bowl, sift together the almond meal, powdered sweetener, gluten-free flour and cinnamon.
  3. Add the cold, cubed butter into the dry ingredients and mix between your fingers until the mixture resembles a dough.
  4. Roughly chop the pecans, leaving some small chunks and some large. Add three quarters of these to the dough, reserving the remainder. Mix the dough to incorporate.
  5. Shape the dough into a large flat disc, and roll out with a rolling pin to about 1 cm thick. Do this on top of a sheet of baking paper to prevent sticking.
  6. Sprinkle the remaining pecans and sea salt over the rolled dough, gently pressing down to embed them.
  7. Slice the dough like a pizza, into 8 cookies. If the dough is too soft to separate the cookies or slice, place in the fridge for 15 minutes.
  8. Gently place the cookies on the lined baking tray.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes or until the edges are just golden brown. Allow to cool completely and enjoy.
Notes
  • Use Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free 1:1 Flour for the best result
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