Easy Maple Pecan Cookies
A delicious blend of sweet maple syrup and pecans, these easy maple pecan cookies are so quick and easy to make.
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Greaseproof Paper
Ingredients
- 225 grams unsalted butter softened
- 160 grams light brown sugar
- 100 grams caster sugar
- 2 medium eggs
- 320 grams plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 50 grams chopped pecans
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 ºF or 175 ºC. Line a baking sheet with baking paper and put to one side for now.
- In a large bowl, or stand mixer cream together your butter and the sugars until smooth.
- Crack the eggs in a separate jug and add into the mix, along with the vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
- Add your flour, baking powder and salt and mix until combined.
- Add the maple syrup and chopped pecans to the mix and combine thoroughly.
- Using an ice cream scoop or melon baller (or even just spoons if you don't have these to hand), scoop the cookie dough onto a baking sheet about 2 inches apart. They will spread when baking.
- Bake for 12 minutes for super chewy cookies.
- Leave to cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack.