Cashew Cookies with Chocolate Chips

Cashew Cookies with Chocolate chips

Ingredients

2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
2 cups of Ghirardelli 60% cacao chips (Green & Black do not make chips)
1 stick unsalted butter, room temp
1/2 cup raw sugar
3/4 cup of cashew butter, (whole foods)
1/2 cup organic brown sugar
1/2 cup cashews
2 eggs
1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 salt

Directions
In a medium bowl shift together flour, soda, powder and salt.
In a large stand mixer cream together the Butters and the sugars until fluffy. Next mix in eggs and vanilla, mix until combined well. At a low speed, slowly add the flour, once all combined, remove bowl from mixer and hand mix in the chocolate chip s and cashews. Cover and let chill for about 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Using your hands roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls, place on a parchment lined cookie sheet, flatten slightly to prevent them from rolling around. Space cookies about 3 inches part. Bake for about 10 minutes or until cookies are firm and start to turn golden brown on the edges. Transfer parchment and cookies to cooling rack.

A variation on this cookies is to use Almond butter and Almonds instead of Cashews.

Enjoy cooking