shortbread cookie dough :)

[Miss Marie]

I came up with this little treat today while experimenting :)

2 cups cashews
1/4 cup coconut oil
couple pinches of salt
Agave to taste (I used almost a tablespoon)
Splash of vanilla . . . about a teaspoon, maybe 2


Grind the cashews into flour in a coffee grinder, melt the oil and mix everything together.

I promise you, it tastes like the batter to those shortbread Christmas cookies that come in the tins :)

[MommyB]

Sounds good to me!! I will be trying this one. So did you just eat the dough or did you try to dehydrate some cookies out of it?

[kaleidoscopeeyes]

Do you think the cashews could be ground in a food processor instead of a coffee grinder?

[Thick]

I'll be making these tomorrow, thanks for the idea! I think Im going to add some pumpkin pie spices to make a snickerdoodle!=)

[spicyfull]

Sounds like a RAWinner..........Thanks for Sharing.

[angelia]

Yum! Thanks for posting!

[Bethanie]

I just purchased a bag of almonds and have soaked them and sprouted them.
I love your recipe.
Thanks
B.

[ThnkYouJesus!!!]

Miss Marie!!!! (Love the name by the way ;) ) Bless You!!!! It's so funny because I was craving cookies like that and was trying to come up with a recipe. Mine was somewhat similar, but I was soaking the cashews. I didn't even think about making a flour out of them....Genius!

[Miss Marie]

Ack! Sorry it took me so long to get back - had some computer problems and it kept me away for awhile. :)




Sounds good to me!! I will be trying this one. So did you just eat the dough or did you try to dehydrate some cookies out of it?

I didn't try to dehydrate them, because I figured with all of the coconut oil, they probably wouldn't harden - but I'm curious to see what would happen.

I ate most of it like raw cookie dough - but I did take the last of it and roll it into balls before popping them into the freezer - those were yummy too :)



Do you think the cashews could be ground in a food processor instead of a coffee grinder?

No, because they will come out chunky instead of a flour. It might taste the same, but not have the same texture. I guess it depends on if you like it chunky or not :)



Do you think sprouted almonds would work? I think it may change the flavor. Something about the sweetness of the cashews mixed with the coconut oil, gives the cookies that "shortbread" taste - though, I haven't tried it with almond flour - so it might still have that flavor. Or, it may taste even BETTER! It's all in the experimenting ;)

[cordeliasmama2]

I came up with this little treat today while experimenting :)

2 cups cashews
1/4 cup coconut oil
couple pinches of salt
Agave to taste (I used almost a tablespoon)
Splash of vanilla . . . about a teaspoon, maybe 2


Grind the cashews into flour in a coffee grinder, melt the oil and mix everything together.

I promise you, it tastes like the batter to those shortbread Christmas cookies that come in the tins :)

how do u melt the oil?

[Miss Marie]

You can put the jar in some warm water, or in the dehydrator. Coconut oil melts at pretty low temperatures. :)

[gritsnla]

My coconut oil has been in the melted state up in my cabinet since May. Did I mention I live in the south...the deep south?

The recipe sounds wonderful. Love a sweet raw cashew!

[Thick]

Either there is entirely too much oil in this recipe, or the grinding of the cashews (or macadamia nuts) in the coffee mill is an extremely important step. I just used the food processor-- Oil was literally dripping through my fingers as I formed the cookies.

I added cinamon and pumpkin pie spice and the flavor was goodish, but I had to freeze them to get them to hold together at all. Next time I will use much less coconut oil.