Kid Lovin' Nut Crumble Cookies!

[maraw]

I am really delighted that I finally came up with a cookie that my children really like! I was thrilled to see them fighting over the last one - I know how odd that sounds, but my kids have come to look at everything I make with a cautious eye. "What's that? It's not for me is it?" - that is what I hear most days. But this one is a true winner and I wanted to share it with everyone here. It is also nice crumbled over a little raw ice cream too. Enjoy, and let me know what you think!

Nut Crumble Cookies
1 small apple, peeled and cored
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup dates, soaked
1/2 cup raisins, soaked
-- or you could go all dates or all raisins if you prefer
1 tsp cinnamon
2 Tbl raw apple butter
1/2 tsp ground cordamom
1/2 tsp sea salt (optional)
1/3 cup raw maple syrup
1 cups almond, chopped
1 cup pecans, chopped
1/3 cup dried shredded coconut

In a food processor, I blended all the ingredients, except the last three, until smooth. Then, I stirred in the nuts and coconut and made "cookie" shapes on a mesh dehydrator screen/tray (no teflex needed). I dehydrated them @ 110 degrees for about 18 hours - but frankly, they didn't last quite that long because my kids ate them all. They are wonderful warm from the dehydrator, but after they cool, they also have a nice cookie texture and crunch.

[Rawkinlocs]

Mmm...those sound good! I'll have to try 'em - thanks!

[twinyoga]

I'm trying those!

[Shona]

Yum - They look great!

If I keep writing down all these recipes, I am going to have to become a bit more organized. I have little scraps of paper with recipes on them floating around everywhere.

Shona :rolleyes:

[Jo-anne]

That sounds like me Shona, I have bits of paper everywhere as well hahahhaa

What I do now, is as soon as I see a recipe I like, I automatically open up word and copy and paste it into word and save it under "raw recipes", this way I can just recall them when I want to.

I'm off now, writing up the ingredients to take with me shopping tomorrow, cant wait to make these ones, thank you for the recipe maraw, sounds very delicious.

Jo-anne

[maraw]

I just made them again and I made a couple of changes - I added 2 T. of raw almond butter to keep them a little softer, and I also used a tart apple for more flavor. They turned out much better. And again, my kids are pulling them out of the dehydrator - I'll bet I don't get 5 cookies out of this batch all finished.

Btw, this recipe should make about 30-34 standard-sized cookies.

Enjoy!