A Holiday Cookie Replacement

Continuing with the effort to find unrefined sugar treats for the holidays, today Colson and I made some cookies. This recipe comes from my friend Erin. She didn’t name it, so I will name it for her:

Erin’s U R A Nutball cookies

Ingredients:

·         1 c. raw cashews

·         1 c. raw almonds

·         8 medjool dates

·         1/3 c. coconut oil (Melted on stove. Do not use microwave.)

·         ¼ t. cardamom

·         Pinch of salt

·         Vanilla bean or ¼ tsp vanilla

Directions:

Soak almonds and cashews over night in filtered or distilled water with 2 T lemon juice or whey. Drain and rinse thoroughly.

Place all the ingredients in your food processor and chop until the nuts are relatively fine in size. Shape into balls and place in freezer. Eat when

To learn why you are supposed to soak nuts, please read this post: http://movingstronglyforward.typepad.com/moving_strongly_forward/2008/10/nuts-cod-liver.html.

Variations:

Role the Nutballs in unsweetened, shredded coconut

·         Add organic cocoa powder

·         Add some cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, or other holiday spice

·         Add some grated orange zest

·         Add some raw, unrefined honey (maybe 1T)