These Pecan Raisin Cookies are easy to make, soft and chewy inside and crispy outside. Loaded with raisins and pecan nuts, these make perfect snacks and gifts. These are a wonderful cookie with a crunch!
You get the flavours of the raisins and the pecans coming through and are perfect with a cup of tea or glass of cold milk.
I love how versatile this recipe is. You can swap the raisins for other dried fruit, such as cranberries, perhaps dried apricots or cherries, and also, for the nuts, you could use walnuts, macadamias... really, the sky's the limit! All you need to do is make sure you keep to the quantity ratios if you're swapping ingredients and you'll be fine!
They also make lovely gifts, especially over the holiday season.
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These Pecan Raisin Cookies are incredibly easy to make and of course so delicious! Don't forget to check out all our other Cookie Recipes. There's something for everyone!
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Yield
Makes 4 dozen
Ingredients
1 cup (8 oz) butter, softened
1 ½ cups sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
11/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
12 oz Raisins or Sultanas
6 oz pecans, roughly broken
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 F / 180 C.
Cream butter & sugar till fluffy.
2. Add eggs , vanilla, beat well. Blend in flour, baking soda & salt.
Please note, at this point, if you wanted to make a variety of cookie flavors, you can divide the cookie dough now and add your desired flavors, such as toffee, white chocolate, different nuts, raisins, cranberries etc.
3. Stir in raisins & pecans.
Drop by the spoonful or make into small balls & bake for 10-12 minutes. Enjoy!
We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our pecan raisin cookie recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other goodies? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!
Recipe Card
These Pecan Raisin Cookies are easy to make, soft and chewy inside and crispy outside. Loaded with raisins and pecan nuts, these make perfect snacks and gifts. These are a wonderful cookie with a crunch!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened, 8 oz
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 11/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 12 oz Raisins or Sultanas
- 6 oz pecans, roughly broken
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F / 180 C. Cream butter & sugar till fluffy.
- Add eggs , vanilla, beat well. Blend in flour, baking soda & salt.
- *** Please note, at this point, if you wanted to make a variety of cookie flavours, you can divide the cookie dough now and add your desired flavours, such as toffee, white chocolate, different nuts, raisins, cranberries etc.
- Stir in raisins & pecans. Drop by spoonful & bake for 10-12 minutes. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 48 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 153Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 97mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 1gSugar: 14gProtein: 2g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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Teo Ai Li
says:I made these! They are simply fabulous! My husband’s friends came over and they could not stop eating! However, they did comment it was a little too sweet. So may I know how much to reduce the white and brown sugar. Appreciate your help! Thank you!
sandy
says:They are delicious, no change made. Will definitely made again the family loved them.
maria
says:is the batter supposed to be sticky and kind of doughy? im not that good of a baker!
Connie Crews
says:wonderful. reminds me of the cookies my grandma used to make.
no changes made.
Sandra Beebe
says:These are absolutely delicious. I substituted shortening for the butter because I have a dairy allergy. They turned out chewy on the inside and a bit crisp on the outside, with a toffee flavor to them. Such a perfect combination with the raisins and pecans. Thank you for the wonderful recipe, I will certainly be saving this one.
maria
says:is the batter supposed to be sticky and king of doughy? just wondering?!
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Maria, yes it’s a little sticky! It’ll be just fine 😀
Gloria
says:Baked these today, will keep these in my list of Christmas cookies!
Patti
says:Pardon my ignorance but drop by teaspoon or tablespoon? Not a baker!
Hannah
says:Patti, I always use a cookie scoop. It makes uniformly sized balls of dough. The scoop can be found at most retailers (Target, Walmart, Michaels, etc). You can also just use a regular spoon (like what you stir your coffee with). Just scoop out a rounded spoon of dough and use another same size spoon to easily drop on baking pan.
Joyce Broughton
says:Pecan Raisin Cookies, YUMMY!!!
Tina
says:I made these today and substituted craisins because I was out of raisins. Delicious! The red craisins make them look more festive on the holiday cookie trays. Great recipe!!
Saira
says:I’m excited can’t wait to bake these in weekend! Yummy treat:-:-D Thank you4 sharing!