What if I told you that I made pecan pie cookies… and that they were made with just THREE ingredients?
This past weekend, I decided to go on a bit of a baking frenzy and these pecan pie cookies are one of the treats that I came up with. They’re sweet, salty, chewy and slightly crunchy. My husband (my taste tester) LOVED them, which pretty much guarantees that you’ll like/love them too.
I am all about simplifying recipes.
In fact, I recently posted another equally delicious 3-ingredient Cookie recipe. Some of the most popular recipes on my blog are made with less than 5 ingredients: 3-ingredient flatbread, 2-ingredient Caramel Candy, Mini Fruit Pies. I even co-wrote the ebook, Simple Sweets: 5 ingredients or Less (you can get it for 50% off by using the code Holiday2014 before January 1st!) I’m sure that you’ll love these pecan pie cookies just as much as you love the other recipes on My Heart Beets.
The three ingredients that you’ll need to make 8 cookies are:
medjool dates
pecan halves
maple syrup
salt (this doesn’t count as an ingredient… it’s an unwritten rule, trust me)
The salt is optional but I absolutely love SALTY sweets. You can omit or adjust the salt according to taste.
If you decide to try these cookies, let me know what you think in the comments below!
Pecan Pie Cookies
Yield: 8 cookies
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Pin RecipeIngredients
- 5 medjool dates, pits removed
- 1 cup pecan halves, plus 8 extra halves for garnish
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/4 – ½ teaspoon sea salt (adjust to taste, I prefer salty sweets) (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Chop the dates and put them in a blender or a food processor along with 1 cup of pecans, maple syrup, and sea salt. Blend until the mixture becomes a thick puree.
- Using a 2-inch cookie scoop, drop cookies onto a greased baking sheet.
- Press down on the cookies with your fingers to flatten them.
- Top the cookies with pecan halves.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cooked through.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Store in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Shirley says
December 13, 2014 at 5:49 pmThese are delicious cookies. Just make sure you have a powerful blender or food processor. This is the third recipe of yours I have used. Your recipes may become the only ones I make. Easy and tasty. Thank you!
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My Heart Beets says
December 14, 2014 at 9:51 amShirley, thank you! I’m glad to hear you’re liking my recipes 🙂
Kari says
December 15, 2014 at 8:42 pmAny luck with freezing these? I’d like to make them now but serve at Christmas:-). Thanks
My Heart Beets says
December 16, 2014 at 7:17 amHi, yes I have actually frozen these as well as my 3-ingredient cookies and both have turned out just fine 🙂
Kari Pagel says
December 19, 2014 at 9:26 pmThank you! They were so good, they were gone too quickly! None left to freeze! I have to make more for Xmas:-) thanks for the great recipes.
My Heart Beets says
December 22, 2014 at 11:02 amKari, I’m so glad you liked the recipe! 🙂 Thanks for letting me know how they turned out!
Mike says
December 28, 2014 at 10:54 amAlready on our second batch of these and we just discovered the recipe last week.
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My Heart Beets says
December 28, 2014 at 11:18 amMike, awesome! Glad to hear that 🙂
Jill says
January 3, 2015 at 6:01 pmThese are sooooo good! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
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My Heart Beets says
January 3, 2015 at 6:23 pmJill, so glad you liked the cookies! 🙂
Petra says
January 23, 2015 at 8:50 pmThey were a hit with the 5 year old and under crowd! I had to add a small amount of apple juice to my Vitamix and keep scraping it off the side in order to get it to blend properly. I was worried when the cookies were extremely soft as they came out of the oven, but they hardened somewhat as they cooled and came out very VERY sweet and tasty. They are definitely a sometimes treat – dates might be considered a fruit, but they are really just straight sugar. 🙂
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My Heart Beets says
January 24, 2015 at 4:31 pmPetra, so glad that they were a hit!
Vickie T. says
January 26, 2015 at 4:11 pmI will be making these tonight! I LOVE your blog and recipes. Keep your ideas coming please :).
My Heart Beets says
January 27, 2015 at 7:45 amThat’s awesome, Vickie! I hope you love the cookies!
Cathi says
May 30, 2015 at 1:31 pmI am definitely making these next I just made the three ingredients cookies and I’m loving them!
My Heart Beets says
June 1, 2015 at 8:08 amCathi, I think you’ll love these too! Let me know what you think 🙂
Carla says
April 26, 2016 at 9:57 pmThanks for a great recipe! I am on quite a restricted diet for next 4 months but can eat everything on this recipe! It was nice to make such an easy recipe. I didn’t quite have enough pecans so substituted 1/2 cup of almond meal with 1/2 cup of pecans and they worked really well and blending was not a problem. I have also made with rice malt instead of maple syrup when I didn’t have any in the cupboard and this works well too. I look forward to trying the Gluten Free Roti Bread recipe next!
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Ashley - My Heart Beets says
April 26, 2016 at 11:20 pmI’m glad you liked the cookies! Thanks for letting me know how they turned out for you 🙂
Lisa says
June 10, 2016 at 4:40 pmMy husband and I really like sweets but doing paleo so need healthy recipes that taste good. I have made paleo brownies. They aren’t bad but this cookie recipe is delicious. Thank you for sharing. I will definitely make these again with my food processor. First time ever using a food processor. Love it.?
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My Heart Beets says
June 11, 2016 at 3:56 pmHappy you like this recipe for pecan pie cookies!! 🙂
Jessica Carsrud says
December 3, 2016 at 12:45 pmThese were a huge hit for our Thanksgiving dinner! Thanks for creating such awesome and easy recipes!
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My Heart Beets says
December 7, 2016 at 3:47 pmHi Jessica! I’m so happy to hear that 🙂 Thanks for letting me know how they turned out for you!
June R, says
March 30, 2017 at 1:45 pmMaking these cookies again! So far they have been a hit with my picky family, the organic cooking group, the food swap group and the Christmas tea. Perfectly sweet, slightly crunchy but also chewy, so great for both types of cookie people. Plus they go together in a flash. I mix it up in my Ninja 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe
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My Heart Beets says
March 31, 2017 at 1:28 pmThat’s great! I’m so happy to hear that – thank you for letting me know how much you like them! 🙂
Kat says
December 9, 2017 at 4:06 pmMy favourites all the time👍🏻
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My Heart Beets says
December 9, 2017 at 6:16 pmKat, so happy to hear that!! 🙂
Xzercie says
January 23, 2018 at 1:10 amThese are hands down the most satisfying cookies I have ever had. When I want something sweet, one of these babies does the trick. They are very sweet and one doesn’t lead to another (for me anyways). One delicious little morsel and I’m good for the day. Disclaimer: I’m sharing this from the position of someone who is practicing “clean” eating habits so regular sugar, flour, and preservatives have been eliminated from my diet.
My Heart Beets says
January 31, 2018 at 8:47 amThat is so great to hear!! Thank you for letting me know how much you like them 🙂
ydelle says
March 21, 2018 at 4:26 pmI have made these three years in a row for Passover and they are wonderful -just read they can be frozen good to hear.
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My Heart Beets says
March 21, 2018 at 7:06 pmSo happy to hear that! Thanks for letting me know how much you like them 🙂
Rachel says
November 17, 2018 at 10:11 amOh my gosh!!! These are amazing! Definitely need to double or triple the recipe so they last longer than 10 minutes.
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My Heart Beets says
November 18, 2018 at 10:08 amRachel, awesome!! I’m so glad you liked these 🙂 Thanks for letting me know how they turned out for you!
Jen says
December 25, 2018 at 11:21 amSO good! How long do I bake it if I triple the recipe?
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Riki says
January 17, 2019 at 4:00 pmSuper recipe! Thanks so much for sharing!💕
My Heart Beets says
January 20, 2019 at 3:20 pmRiki, I’m so happy to hear that!! Thanks for letting me know how these cookies turned out for you 🙂
Vaishali says
January 31, 2019 at 4:05 pmAshley – I had a crazy time blending chopped dates and pecan halves! I think I broke the chopper. 🙁 Which is the best blending technique or a blender?