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9.29.18

Chewy Cinnamon Apple Pecan Cookies {Paleo, Vegan}

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These soft and chewy cinnamon apple pecan cookies have it all!  Gluten-free, paleo, and vegan cookies packed with warm spices, chewy dried apples and chopped pecans in every bite!  They’re kid approved, fun to make and make an incredibly tasty fall dessert!

These soft and chewy cinnamon apple pecan cookies have it all!  Gluten-free, paleo, and vegan cookies packed with warm spices, chewy dried apples and chopped pecans in every bite!  They're kid approved, fun to make and make an incredibly tasty fall dessert!

My paleo + vegan cookie recipes are now the family favorite!  It all started with my “oatmeal” raisin cookies, and, since then I’ve been on a vegan cookie kick.

It’s been over a year since that first batch, and since then I’ve played around with the basic recipe quite a bit.

Batches of cranberry orange chocolate chip cookies, THE BEST chocolate chip cookies, ever, double chocolate chip cookies, and even snickerdoodles.

Basically, whenever I get a craving for cookies, a new version has to happen.  This fall – we’re baking soft, chewy and sweet cinnamon apple pecan cookies!

These soft and chewy cinnamon apple pecan cookies have it all!  Gluten-free, paleo, and vegan cookies packed with warm spices, chewy dried apples and chopped pecans in every bite!  They're kid approved, fun to make and make an incredibly tasty fall dessert!

First – since I added applesauce to these cookies, they’re definitely a bit different than my prior vegan cookie recipes.  I wanted them to be as apple-y as possible and was set on adding applesauce.

I also just had to add chewy dried apples to these as a mix in!  My kids go wild over dried apples, so, I chopped up a bunch, nice and small, and baked them right into the cookies.

They add texture AND sweetness – two things a good cookie needs, of course.

These soft and chewy cinnamon apple pecan cookies have it all!  Gluten-free, paleo, and vegan cookies packed with warm spices, chewy dried apples and chopped pecans in every bite!  They're kid approved, fun to make and make an incredibly tasty fall dessert!

Plus, oh yes – an icing!  Ever since I started making my own powdered sugar with maple sugar, I’ve been wild about drizzling icing on basically everything!  (See my pumpkin streusel muffins and apple coffee cake for examples.)

In truth, the you barely need to process maple sugar (link to my favorite here) to achieve the fine texture to make icing.

I mix 1 cup of maple sugar with 1 Tbsp tapioca flour and process until a really fine powder develops.  Typically I only use about 1/2 cup for a small batch of icing, but I love having extra around.

If you’re okay with cane sugar, you can always just use organic powdered sugar, which is typically corn-free.

The white sugar produces a lighter colored icing while the maple sugar creates a caramel-looking icing.  Flavor wise, they’re both yummy.

The applesauce in these cookies makes them softer and chewier than many of my other cookies.  You can store them in the refrigerator to firm them up a bit if they start to get too soft, and place them at room temp for a bit before serving.

My little guy (who’s by far the pickiest eater of my 3 kids) LOVED these and had no idea I mixed pecans in!

Apparently he loves pecans and just doesn’t know it!  But, seriously, these cookies were very well received by the whole family and will be perfect to serve at just about any gathering this fall.

They’re also perfect to bake for no reason at all and then (oops) forget to share.  I completely support forgetting to share!

I think we’re ready to get started – grab an apron and be prepared to make a happy mess of your kitchen! Let’s bake!

Chewy Cinnamon Apple Pecan Cookies {Paleo + Vegan}


These soft and chewy pecan apple cinnamon cookies have it all!  Gluten-free, paleo, and vegan cookies packed with warm spices, chewy dried apples, chopped pecans and maple icing in every bite!  They're kid approved, fun to make and make an incredibly delicious fall dessert! #paleo #vegan #paleobaking #cleaneating

Chewy Cinnamon Apple Pecan Cookies {Paleo, Vegan}

These soft and chewy cinnamon apple pecan cookies have it all!  Gluten-free, paleo, and vegan cookies packed with warm spices, chewy dried apples and chopped pecans in every bite!  They're kid approved, fun to make and make an incredibly tasty fall dessert!

Author: Michele Rosen
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 13 minutes
cool time: 15 mins
Total Time: 28 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Paleo, Vegan
Servings: 14 cookies
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4.6 from 10 votes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups blanched almond flour
  • 1/4 cup tapioca flour or arrowroot
  • 2 tsp apple pie spice
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp fine grain sea salt
  • 1 Tbsp ground flaxseed + 2.5 Tbsp water, allowed to sit 15 mins (1 “flax egg”)
  • 1/4 cup smooth almond butter
  • 1/4 cup organic coconut oil softened, refined
  • 1/4 cup applesauce unsweetened
  • 3 Tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 3 Tbsp organic coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract organic
  • 1/2 cup dried apples chopped
  • 1/3 cup pecans chopped

Maple cinnamon icing:

  • 1/2 cup organic powdered sugar or make your own maple powdered sugar*
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp pure maple syrup
  • 2 tsp coconut milk
  • 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract organic

Instructions

  1. Prepare the flax egg as described in the ingredients section before beginning. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Whisk together the almond and tapioca flours, baking soda, salt, apple pie spice and cinnamon, set aside.
  3. In a separate bowl with an electric mixer, cream together the almond butter and coconut oil until smooth, then add the applesauce, maple syrup, coconut sugar and vanilla. Continue to mix until very smooth. Add in the flax egg and beat on low until fully combined.
  4. Slowly mix in the flour mixture (with a spoon) until a sticky cookie dough forms, then fold in the pecans and dried apples. Chill the mixture for about 5-10 minutes.
  5. Using a cookie scoop, scoop the mixture by Tbsp onto a cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Gently flatten each one just a bit.
  6. Bake in the preheated oven for about 12-14 minutes or until cookies are set in the center and golden brown. They will be very soft but don’t over-bake to maintain a chewy texture.
  7. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes, then carefully transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
  8. For the icing, whisk all ingredients together and drizzle over completely cooled cookies. Allow icing to harden for about 15 more minutes. Makes 16 cookies. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

* To make your own paleo powdered sugar, combined 1 cup maple sugar (or coconut sugar) and 1 Tbsp tapioca flour in a food processor or high speed blender and blend until a powdery consistency is reached.  Use just the amount of the resulting mixture specified in the recipe (1/2 cup) and save the rest for another use.

**Nutrition facts include icing

 

Nutrition

Calories: 205kcal
Carbohydrates: 18g
Protein: 3g
Fat: 14g
Saturated Fat: 4g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 95mg
Potassium: 69mg
Fiber: 2g
Sugar: 12g
Vitamin C: 0.1mg
Calcium: 53mg
Iron: 0.8mg

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About Michele

More than a little into running and paleo recipes (yoga now too!) but I'm not here to rain on your grains (or anything else) so come along for the ride! I do a little too much of everything (except cleaning), and I enjoy laughing at myself. As long as I'm the one making the jokes, that is. Just kidding. So bring me your angst, your appetite and your frying pan and climb aboard!

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  1. Kay says

    September 29, 2018 at 10:15 am

    Can you substitute Arrowroot, instead of Tapioca flour, for the maple syrup icing as well? This recipe sounds so good! TFS!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      September 30, 2018 at 9:54 am

      Yes that should work out well!

      Reply
    • Michele says

      September 30, 2018 at 9:58 am

      Yes that will work out well!

      Reply
  2. Natalie says

    September 29, 2018 at 10:25 am

    5 stars
    These cookies look so delicious and perfect for Fall!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      September 30, 2018 at 9:54 am

      Totally, thanks!

      Reply
  3. Sarah says

    September 29, 2018 at 12:06 pm

    This looks delicious as all your recipes do! I recently had to stop eating almonds. Do you have nut-free versions of your recipes?

    Reply
    • Michele says

      September 30, 2018 at 9:54 am

      No, but I do have many nut-free recipes that you can browse OR search by keyword.

      Reply
  4. Carley says

    September 29, 2018 at 12:54 pm

    Do you think we could substitute fresh apples instead of dried?

    Reply
    • Michele says

      September 30, 2018 at 9:54 am

      That would make them too wet unfortunately

      Reply
  5. Judith says

    September 29, 2018 at 9:30 pm

    Can you use an egg in place of the flax egg?
    Love your recipes.

    Reply
    • Michele says

      September 30, 2018 at 9:53 am

      That should work out fine!

      Reply
  6. diane Tozi says

    October 1, 2018 at 6:23 pm

    5 stars
    Love these. I substituted raisins for dried apples.

    Reply
  7. Sarah Bernhardt says

    October 2, 2018 at 10:42 am

    5 stars
    Just made these and they’re spectacular! I actually only had fresh apples, so I simmered/caramelized 1 cup down to about 1/2 cup. I then added a little more tapioca and they turned out amazing

    Reply
  8. Norton setup says

    October 4, 2018 at 3:41 am

    I love this recipe. It is amazing and healthy. I must try this. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  9. Paula says

    October 9, 2018 at 8:01 pm

    5 stars
    Just made these, they are delicious. I didn’t do the glaze but it wound doubt make them even more awesome. They will be a great breakfast cookie.

    Reply
  10. Deanne Shaw says

    October 12, 2018 at 5:03 am

    5 stars
    These are fantastic! I am going to try to freeze a few then warm them up and see how they do. You are by far my FAVORITE paleo site -I just love your recipes!! Thank you!

    Reply
  11. Jordan Goodes says

    October 23, 2018 at 10:26 pm

    Can I replace the flax egg with a real egg? Thank you!!

    Reply
  12. Abby says

    September 1, 2020 at 2:37 pm

    What’s a good sub for almond flour here? I just found out I have a sensitivity to almonds! ?

    Reply

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