Dune: Pecan Sandies
Dune recipe 6
I picked this as my next recipe just because of the name… pecan SANDies…. get it? I may be grasping at straws here, but at least I got some delicious cookies out of it! Also, I thought I would add some cinnamon for a touch of spice/melange ;)
Here’s a passage describing the many types of sand Jessica and Paul encounter when moving through the vast desert land of Dune:
Jessica felt that the night was dominated by degrees of smallness in substances beneath their feet and hands — boulders or pea gravel or flaked rock or pea sand or sand itself or grit or dust or gossamer powder.
The powder clogged nose filters and had to be blown out. Pea sand and pea gravel rolled on a hard surface and could spill the unwary. Rock flakes cut.
And the omnipresent sand patches dragged against their feet. — Dune, Book 2: Muad’dib
Ingredients:
1 cup vegan butter, softened (I used Miyokos)
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
3 Tbsp aquafaba (the liquid from a can of chickpeas)
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon + extra for decorating
4 cups flour
2 cups chopped pecans + extra pecan halves to decorate
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line baking sheets with parchment paper
In a large mixing bowl, cream together vegan butter, white and brown sugar, apple sauce, and powdered sugar until fluffy.
Add in aquafaba and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
Mix in baking soda, salt, and cinnamon until well incorporated.
Add in flour, 1/2 cup at a time and mix until combined.
Add pecans and mix again until well combined.
Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Using your hands, roll dough into small 1-2 inch balls and place on lined cookie sheets.
Gently press a pecan half into the top of each cookie.
At this point, if desired, you can sprinkle a little extra cinnamon and sugar on top, or place a pecan half on top of each cookie before you bake.
Bake for about 10 minutes until lightly browned around the edges.
Let cool, and enjoy!
