Cookie Fix

May 10, 2009

Bear with me while I first provide some background info--I promise that I will talk about Cookies!

I was at a raw foods place that sells these dessert balls. They have several flavors--they are round and the size of large chocolate truffles. I bought a flavor called Cinnamon Raisin Crunch which consisted of only: walnuts, cinnamon bark, raisins, and raw honey. I had to try them. They were sort of like an Oatmeal Cookie--or the dough, actually. They were expensive though, and so instead of buying them again, I decided to make my version at home, with some ingredient variations. Here's what I did:

I put some walnuts in food processor and process till they form little pea-sized clumps. Added cinnamon and some kosher salt. Processed till combined with walnuts. Added some agave nectar (started with a little, add more as needed to form cookie dough consistency), processed again. Added oatmeal, process again. Formed batter into balls. Refrigerate. Eat. Enjoy

OPTIONAL
You can also add raisins, and walnut pieces to the batter if you'd like a crunchier cookie. I didn't have raisins so I left them out.

IF YOU WANT TO COOK THEM
I tried dehydrating them instead of baking them but the lowest setting on my oven is 170 F, too hot for raw foods. Fortunate for me that I don't mind cooked foods! So, I let the over pre-heat to it's lowest temperature and then baked the "cookie balls" for about 1/2 hour. Then I let them cool overnight.

RESULT
A flourless cookie that satisfied my oatmeal cooking craving. Goes well with a cup of tea.

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