Pecan Shortbread Cookies are a sweet, crunchy treat made with enriched bleached wheat flour, canola oil, sugar, and pecans, offering a classic baked good experience.
The cookies provide around 170 calories per serving, with moderate sodium content at 130mg and no trans fat, but the reliance on refined flour and added sugars may contribute to excessive calorie intake if consumed multiple times. The presence of palm oil suggests a higher processing level, as it is often highly refined, and the enriched flour adds iron and B vitamins but lacks dietary fiber, making them less nutrient-dense choices.
Given their ingredients and processing, these cookies fall into the minimally processed category compared to heavily processed alternatives, but they are not whole foods due to their reliance on added sugars and refined oils. A healthier alternative could be a homemade version using whole wheat flour, natural sweeteners like honey, and healthier fats such as olive oil or apple butter to reduce sugar and oil content.
There are 170 calories in a serving of Not A Branded Item Pecan Shortbread Cookies. Most of those calories come from fat (52%) and carbohydrates (44%).
| Serving Size | 32g | |
| Calories | 170 | |
| Calories From Fat | 90 | |
| Amount Per Serving | % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat | 9.98g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 130mg | 5% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugars | 6.02g | |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
*All percent daily value figures are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Weight Watchers Freestyle Points: 7
Weight Watchers SmartPoints: 7
Weight Watchers PointsPlus: 5
A serving of Not A Branded Item Pecan Shortbread Cookies contains 7 Weight Watchers SmartPoints, 5 PointsPlus and 7 SmartPoints.
Not A Branded Item Pecan Shortbread Cookies contains the following ingredients:
Enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), canola and/or soybean and/or palm oil, sugar, pecans. contains 2% or less of: eggs, salt, baking soda.