These chocolate cashew cookies are like a chewy brownie and sugar cookie combined, rolled in chopped nuts. A fun and chocolaty holiday treat thatâ??s pretty healthy too!
Sift the oat flour, cashew flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl.
Add the coconut oil and work it through the flour mixture with your fingers until it becomes a small breadcrumb texture.
Add the coconut sugar and 2 tablespoons of chopped cashews and mix.
Beat the egg, milk and vanilla in a small bowl.
Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and mix together with a spatula until a dough forms.
Lay a piece of plastic wrap out on a flat surface.
Sprinkle the chopped nuts on the plastic wrap.
Transfer the dough onto the plastic wrap and using wet hands, form it into a log shape. The dough will be wet and sticky so wetting your hands is important.
Roll the log of dough around so that the chopped nuts stick to the outside. Use the plastic wrap to help roll the dough and get the nuts to stick.
Wrap the log in the plastic wrap and freeze the dough for about an hour until it is firm enough to slice. If you had trouble forming a log shape because the dough was too wet, try re-shaping in the plastic wrap once it has frozen for 10-15 minutes.
Remove the dough from the freezer.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat.
Using a serrated knife, slice the log of dough into rounds about 1/2 an inch thick and lay on the baking sheet, leaving about an inch of space between the slices.
Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Remove from the oven, let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.