15 Maple Pecan & Spiced Praline Cookies

Planning your holiday baking? Browse this festive collection for ideas to share, gift, or add to the dessert table. Each recipe name below opens the full recipe with its ingredients and instructions.

  1. Vegan Maple Pecan Shortbread SandwichesVegan Maple Pecan Shortbread SandwichesVegan Maple Pecan Shortbread Sandwiches

    Vegan oat-pecan shortbread sandwiches with a pale maple nut buttercream.

  2. Maple Pecan Shortbread SquaresMaple Pecan Shortbread SquaresMaple Pecan Shortbread Squares

    Maple Pecan Shortbread Squares with measured ingredients, shortbread shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  3. Pecan Pie Shortbread SquaresPecan Pie Shortbread SquaresPecan Pie Shortbread Squares

    Shortbread squares carrying an egg-set maple pecan pie layer rather than cooked candy caramel.

  4. Pecan Praline CookiesPecan Praline CookiesPecan Praline Cookies

    Pecan Praline Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  5. Pecan Praline Rosette Shortbread CookiesPecan Praline Rosette Shortbread CookiesPecan Praline Rosette Shortbread Cookies

    Piped butter shortbread rosettes bake with a crisp ridged edge and a small pecan-praline center pressed into each swirl.

  6. Maple Pecan Peanut Butter CookiesMaple Pecan Peanut Butter CookiesMaple Pecan Peanut Butter Cookies

    Maple Pecan Peanut Butter Cookies: peanut butter cookies with maple syrup and chopped pecans, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  7. Maple Pecan BiscottiMaple Pecan BiscottiMaple Pecan Biscotti

    Italian-style home biscotti with pure maple syrup, pecan pieces and an amber crust.

  8. Brown Butter Pecan Pie ThumbprintsBrown Butter Pecan Pie ThumbprintsBrown Butter Pecan Pie Thumbprints

    Browned-butter shortbread wells hold a spoonful of chopped pecans in a brown-sugar cream filling.

  9. Brown Butter Pecan Toffee ShortbreadBrown Butter Pecan Toffee ShortbreadBrown Butter Pecan Toffee Shortbread

    Brown Butter Pecan Toffee Shortbread with measured ingredients, shortbread shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  10. Bourbon Pecan Ball CookiesBourbon Pecan Ball CookiesBourbon Pecan Ball Cookies

    Bourbon Pecan Ball Cookies with measured ingredients, shortbread shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  11. Butter Pecan SandiesButter Pecan SandiesButter Pecan Sandies

    Butter Pecan Sandies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  12. Chocolate Chip Pecan Log CookiesChocolate Chip Pecan Log CookiesChocolate Chip Pecan Log Cookies

    Chocolate Chip Pecan Log Cookies with measured ingredients, icebox shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  13. Pecan Cream-Cheese Shortbread SpiralsPecan Cream-Cheese Shortbread SpiralsPecan Cream-Cheese Shortbread Spirals

    Eggless cream-cheese rye shortbread spirals enclosing a dry pecan and brown-sugar layer. Shortbread-inspired cream-cheese pastry, not a claim of traditional Scottish shortbread.

  14. Gingerbread Meringue-Topped Shortbread SquaresGingerbread Meringue-Topped Shortbread SquaresGingerbread Meringue-Topped Shortbread Squares

    A thin ginger-spiced shortbread base carries a crisp meringue cap, baked low to dry the topping without darkening the spice.

  15. Cinnamon Pecan Rugelach-Style Shortbread HornsCinnamon Pecan Rugelach-Style Shortbread HornsCinnamon Pecan Rugelach-Style Shortbread Horns

    An eggless cream-cheese short dough wraps a dry cinnamon pecan filling into small horns that bake flaky and crisp at the tips.