Coffee cashew nut & peanut butter cookies
A crowd-pleasing biscuit recipe everyone will love
Hello friends. I received a jar of coffee-flavoured cashew nut butter from Bootleggers recently and immediately wanted to make my cashew nut butter cookies. I think it’s a thoroughly inspired spread that tastes SO delicious and not overly strong coffee-wise. If I had cashew nut butter on hand I would have used this with the spread as it’s my favourite nut butter of them all. But since it’s a little difficult to find (I usually make my own), I used a combination of peanut butter, the Bootleggers coffee-flavoured cashew nut butter, and chopped-up roasted cashews. These cookies were so delicious I had to share. Scroll down to the bottom to find the recipe. I have never seen coffee-flavoured peanut butter cookies before and the combination works so well.
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The recipe
Coffee cashew nut and peanut butter cookies:
115 grams of butter (I always use salted)
175 grams Demerara or muscovado sugar (1 cup)
1 tsp vanilla extract or essence
1 large free-range egg
1/4 cup Bootleggers new cashew nut butter & coffee spread
¼ cup crunchy peanut butter
210 grams of flour (cake or all-purpose) or (1 1/2 cups)
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
¼ cup heaped roasted cashew nuts chopped (about 40 – 45gms)
Extra white or light brown sugar to roll the dough optional
Tips and substitutions
* If you can’t get hold of Bootleggers coffee cashew nut butter use 1 teaspoon espresso powder for a mild coffee flavour or 2 teaspoons for a more pronounced flavour. You can use all peanut butter and replace the roasted cashew nuts with roasted peanuts. Or, use all cashew nut butter and coffee (optional). Don’t skip on the chopped nuts. They add a lovely crunchy texture.
Preheat the oven to 180C/350 F and line two large baking sheets with non-stick baking or silicone paper.
Using an electric mixer with the paddle attachment beat the butter, cashew nut butter and sugar until well combined. Add the vanilla and egg and mix until creamy.
Add the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and chopped nuts and mix briefly until a thick dough is formed and all ingredients are incorporated.
Scoop out tablespoons of dough and roll into balls. Use a 15ml spring lever cookie scoop if you have one. Toss these through extra sugar and place them on the baking tray allowing about 3cm (1.5 inches) space between each other. They will more or less double in size while baking.
Press down in a criss-cross with a fork to flatten the cookie and leave a pretty pattern.
Bake for 10 minutes and until they just start turning a golden brown around the edges. Bake for a minute or two longer if you prefer them crispier.
Remove them from the oven and try and allow them to cool completely before you eat them. They are especially delicious eaten freshly baked. Enjoy!
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Sam xox
these biscuits sound wonderful as does the coffee butter. What a fab idea!
sherry https://sherryspickings.blogspot.com/