Cashew Butter Cookies
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Holiday Cookies 2001, Special Issue Holiday 2001
- Yield Makes about 22
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces roasted unsalted cashews (1 3/4 cup), plus 1 1/2 ounces (1/3 cup) more for garnish
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for shaping
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed dark-brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
- In the bowl of a food processor, combine 1 3/4 cups cashews with canola oil, and process until smooth, 5 to 7 minutes. (You should have about 3/4 cup puree.) Set aside until completely cool.
- Coarsely chop cashew nuts, and reserve for garnish.
- In a medium mixing bowl, sift the flour and salt together; set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter, cashew puree, and both sugars, and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla, and mix until well combined, about 30 seconds. Add the flour mixture, and mix on low speed, just until combined, about 20 seconds. Wrap dough in plastic, and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Have ready two baking sheets lined with parchment paper, and set aside. Scoop 2 tablespoons of dough (1 1/2 ounces), and shape into a ball. Transfer to prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough, placing dough balls 3 inches apart. Dip the tines of a fork in flour, and press into the dough balls to make vertical and horizontal indentations. Sprinkle reserved cashew nuts on top.
- Bake 10 minutes. Rotate baking sheet, and bake 6 to 8 minutes more, depending on whether a soft or crisp cookie is desired. Transfer cookies with the parchment to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.
These cookies were a hit with my coworkers and family. I purchased the cashew butter from Whole Foods in their bulk section just because I didn't have the time to grind my own, but that was the only change I made.
Is there some place on this site that gives the nutritional values of the recipes? Before I decide to make this cookie I'd like to know the caloric, fat and carb values.
Can anyone comment who has tried these cookies? Were they good.
Can anyone tell me if they have made the cookies and if they are worth trying?
Can anyone tell me if they have made the cookies and if they are worth trying?
i have the classic beehive osterizer blender. it came with an extra jar for smoothies and a mini-food processor bowl and blade. that's what i use to make bread crumbs and pie crust. you could use your blender to make the cashew butter.
Why is it that "Martha" ASSUMES that everyone wanting to use her recipes HAS a food processer!! Some of us like to do things the old fashioned way!
Whatever, Martha. Just buy cashew butter--available at Trader Joe's and most health food stores.
We can buy our butter in sticks in Canada too, All major groceries carry them. I buy lactancia unsalted.
Helen, being from Canada I just cut the butter into four and use one for 1 stick. American butter is divided into 4 sticks. Our butter is sold in 454 gram blocks.
Helen, I am from Canada where everything is metric also. For the butter when it calls for 1 stick, I just cut the package of butter into four and use one. As far as I know American butter is divided into 4 sticks which make up a pound, and a pound of butter is 454 grams here.
to teapot mom, I always use the regular butter and just cut down salt to 1/2 of whatever is originally called for.
My question-what do you do when you don't have a food processor?
Helen, A stick of butter is 113 g.
I have a friend who is allergic to peanuts and this includes ALL nuts, including cashews. Seeds seem to be okay.
Hi,Can you please tell me how much 1 Stick of buter is in grams.I'm from Australia so all our measurements are metric.
Many Thanks
Helen
Would anyone know if these might be appropriate to serve to people with peanut allergies (I would always let the allergic person know about the cashews first - just to be sure)?
Whole Foods sells all kinds of nut butters!
Could I use olive oil instead?
I notice many of the recipes call for unsalted butter. Can I use regular butter and leave the salt out of the recipe?
Could you use premade cashew butter instead of grinding your own?