Necessity is the mother of invention… or in this case maybe hungry toddlers… either way, I threw these together when we needed something yummy stat, and it worked! yay!
First go round I skipped the chocolate. They really are good without it, so don’t let that hold you back! Also, if you want them to be drier and more like shortbread, bake them longer. Just make sure the bottoms don’t burn.
Cashew Coconut Cookies
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups cashews, divided
1 stick butter, softened
1 tsp Vanilla
2 eggs
1/3 cup whole milk or cream
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup honey
3/4 cup coconut flour
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine softened butter, eggs, vanilla, milk, and honey.
Process 1 cup of cashews in food processor/ coffee grinder until you have a fine meal. Chop the other 1/2 cup coarsely.
Add the cashew meal to bowl, and mix well.
Slowly add coconut flour and stir until there are no clumps.
Fold in chopped cashews.
Shape teaspoonfuls of dough into cookies on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or greased with butter.
Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.
When the cookies have cooled, you can optionally coat them with melted chocolate chips.
Enjoy! And don’t forget to enter my Tropical Traditions Coconut Flour Giveaway!
This post is linked to Healthy 2day Wednesdays and Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays.
I’m assuming you’d use raw cashews for this?
Raw cashews are actually poisonous! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashew They have to be roasted to remove the toxin (outdoors so that no one inhales the smoke!) crazy, huh?? I don’t think you’d be able to find any to buy if you tried. :) Salted or unsalted is a matter of preference.
Huh…I have some in my freezer from Trader Joe’s. It says “raw whole cashews” right on the package. Now I need to do some investigating…
Okay, here we go. So they’re raw, but they’re not:
http://www.wisegeek.com/are-raw-cashews-really-poisonous.htm
fascinating!!
These cookies sound healthful and delicious. Great with a cup of coffee.
These do sound yummy, thanks for sharing!