When your food almost looks too good to eat... (Keyword: almost 😆). There’s no better time than today to bake @alison__wu’s grain-free, vegan pistachio thumbprint cookies with rose cashew cream. YUM. 🍪👩🍳⠀⠀⠀
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INGREDIENTS:⠀⠀⠀
The cookies:⠀⠀⠀
🌸 4 cups almond meal⠀⠀⠀
🌸 1/2 cup coconut sugar⠀⠀⠀
🌸 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted⠀⠀⠀
🌸 2 teaspoons vanilla extract⠀⠀⠀
🌸 2 teaspoons baking powder⠀⠀⠀
🌸 1/4 tsp salt⠀⠀⠀
🌸 2 flax eggs (2 Tablespoons ground flax seed mixed with 5 Tablespoons water, let sit for 5-10 minutes)⠀⠀⠀
🌸 1/2 cup pistachios, finely chopped⠀⠀⠀
🌸 To garnish: Dried rose petals⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The cashew cream:⠀⠀⠀
✨ 1 cup raw cashews, soaked in water in the refrigerator overnight or on the counter for 4-6 hours⠀⠀⠀
✨ 1/4 cup nut milk⠀
✨ 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted⠀⠀⠀
✨ 2 Tablespoons coconut nectar (or maple syrup)⠀⠀
✨ 1 Tablespoon sunflower lecithin⠀
✨ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract⠀⠀⠀
✨ 1/2 teaspoon rosewater⠀⠀⠀
✨ Optional: 1 teaspoon pitaya powder OR a couple teaspoons of beet juice for pink color⠀⠀⠀
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RECIPE:⠀⠀⠀
🍪 Preheat oven to 350°. Combine all ingredients except pistachios in a food processor and process until well-combined. Dough should be sticky and feel slightly greasy.
🍪 Roll dough into 24 1-inch balls. Roll in the chopped pistachios, and place on 2 cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. Using your thumb, make an indentation about 3/4 of the way down into the center of each cookie. You might want to reform the edges of the cookies if any cracks form.⠀⠀ ⠀
🍪 Bake cookies in preheated oven for about 12-15 minutes. Be careful not to over bake, as the cookies will be too dry if left in the oven too long.⠀⠀⠀
🍪 While cookies are baking, make cashew cream filling by combining all ingredients in a high-speed blender. Blend on high until very smooth (2-3 minutes)⠀⠀⠀
🍪 When the cookies are done baking, carefully transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack. Let sit for about 15-20 minutes or so until completely cool. Using a spoon, dollop some of the cashew cream into the thumbprint of each cookie. Top with dried rose petals, if using. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to a week.⠀⠀⠀
🍪 Enjoy!⠀⠀⠀ ⠀
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Tag a friend who needs to try this! 👯⠀⠀⠀