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No Bake Coconut Pecan Praline Cookies

Sweet, chewy, and nutty praline-style cookies made in minutes with no oven needed.
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time5 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Southern American
Keyword: coconut praline cookies, no bake cookies, pecan praline no bake, Southern dessert
Yield: 20 servings
Calories: 220kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¾ cup evaporated milk
  • ½ cup light corn syrup
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
  • 2 cups chopped pecans

Instructions

Step 1 Preparation

  • Line baking sheets with wax paper
    Chop pecans if not pre-chopped
    Fresh pecans being chopped for no bake praline cookies

Step 2 Cooking

  • In saucepan, combine sugars, milk, corn syrup, butter
    Bring to boil, cook 3 minutes, stirring
    Caramel mixture for no bake coconut pecan praline cookies in saucepan

Step 3 Finishing

  • Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and salt
    Fold in coconut and pecans
    Stir until mixture cools and thickens
    Scoop onto wax paper and let set
    Single no bake coconut pecan praline cookie setting on parchment paper

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Notes

Freeze briefly if cookies don’t set quickly
Swap pecans for walnuts if needed