These pretty little, dainty cookies can be made with only a few ingredients. In fact, you probably have most of them in your pantry right now: flour, salt, powdered sugar, pecans, coconut, and vanilla—combined with vegan margarine and a bit of fresh orange zest. Just roll them up, bake them, then dust them with powdered sugar. Then watch them disappear.

I love to make these Vegan Orange Pecan Button Cookies for special holiday treats, and I bake them when my citrus trees are in harvest.

Orange Pecan Button Cookies

(5 votes, average: 4.80 out of 5)
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4.8 from 5 reviews

• Author: The Plant-Powered Dietitian
• Total Time: 30 minutes + 1 hour for chilling dough
• Yield: 18 cookies
• Diet: Vegan

Description

These pretty little, dainty cookies can be made with only a few ingredients you probably have in your pantry right now! Just roll them up, bake them, dust them with powdered sugar—and then watch them disappear.

Ingredients

Cookie Dough:

• 1 cup all purpose wheat flour
• Pinch salt
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• ½ cup ground pecans (consistency of coarse sand)
• ¼ cup shredded, unsweetened coconut
• 2 teaspoons fresh orange zest (finely grated fresh orange peel)
• ½ cup vegan margarine sticks, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping:

• ¼ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

1. In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, powdered sugar, ground pecans, coconut, and orange zest with a wooden spoon.
2. Cut in vegan margarine with a fork. Add vanilla. Continue to blend with a fork until cookie dough is smooth and holds together.
3. Chill cookie dough for about 1 hour, until dough is firm.
4. Preheat oven to 350 F.
5. Roll cookie dough into small balls (about 1 ½ inches in diameter) with hands.

   Place on a baking sheet about 2 inches apart from each other.

6. Bake for about 12-15 minutes, until starts to turn golden on edges.
7. Remove from oven, cool slightly.
8. Place ¼ cup powdered sugar in a small dish, and roll cookies in powdered sugar while warm.
9. Serve immediately.

Notes

To make this recipe gluten-free, use gluten-free flour blend instead of all purpose flour.

• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 15 minutes
• Category: Dessert
• Cuisine: American

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 cookies
• Calories: 101
• Sugar: 4 g
• Sodium: 57 mg
• Fat: 7 g
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Carbohydrates: 10 g
• Fiber: 0 g
• Protein: 1 g

Keywords: vegan cookies, easy vegan cookies, orange button cookies, vegan baking

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For more plant-based cookies, check out some of my favorites:

Vegan Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies
Tollhouse Pan Cookies
Soft Molasses Cookies

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