Macadamia Nut Apple Cookies

Ok I have two important things to cover before the recipe.  First, this recipe tastes amazing because of the amazing Macadamia nuts I get right up the street from my awesome friend Rina at Cali Mac Nut Company.  She provided me with these delicious nuts plus gave me the recipe that I just made a few minor adjustments too.  Second, I have not tried this recipe with any nut butter besides Macadamia.  I have no idea if it will work with almond, coconut, sunflower seed or any other butter you can make.  It might but I am not sure.

If you couldn’t tell, I tried to get all cutesy with the photos.  I don’t know if I succeeded because I didn’t really have a stand out favorite.  They aren’t the worst photos I have ever taken but I was having a creativity block when it came to styling.  I hope they look good enough to get your mouth watering.  Just so you know, the gorgeous drops of sweetness on the below photo is some honey I drizzled on the cookies.  You don’t need it but I was in a sweet moment.

So I won’t keep you much longer, but I have to just remind everyone that PaleoFX is coming up and if you are going, I can not wait to meet you.  I love Austin and had a great time last year.  I want to meet so many more faces this year, just don’t come to my cooking demo since I don’t know what I am doing haha.  Just kidding but if you are going, please come find me so I can give you a hug and say thank you. 

George Bryant

Macadamia Nut Apple Cookies

4.84 from 6 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Servings: 16

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups raw macadamia nuts 262 grams (If using premade macadamia nut butter it is 257 grams)
• 1 large egg
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 60 grams
• 1/3 cup raw organic honey 87 grams
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon allspice
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ cup coconut flour 40 grams
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 7 grams
• 1 small apple diced

Method

 

Macadmia Nuts

1. Preheat your oven to 325 Degrees Fahrenheit (163 Celsius)
2. Place your macadamia nuts in your food processor or Blend-tec and process to a coarse butter scraping down the sides as needed
3. Add your egg, butter, and honey and process to combine
4. Add in your salt, all spice, and cinnamon and process to mix well
5. Add your coconut flour and baking soda and process one last time
6. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and stir in your diced apples
7. If your dough is hot because of your food processor, chill your dough in your refrigerator
8. Using a medium cookie scoop I got 16 cookies but you can make them whatever size you would like
9. Spread your cookies out on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and press them down to look like cookies
10. Bake for 15 minutes for a still chewy but nicely baked cookie
11. Remove from the oven and let cool

Macadamia Nut Butter

1. Place your macadamia nut butter in a large mixing bowl
2. Melt your butter and then add to the mixing bowl with the egg, honey, salt, all spice, cinnamon and using a hand mixer or whisk, mix well
3. Add in your coconut flour and baking soda and mix until incorporated
4. Add in your diced apples and mix by hand
5. Using a medium cookie scoop I got 16 cookies but you can make them whatever size you would like
6. Spread your cookies out on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet
7. Bake for 15 minutes for a still chewy but nicely baked cookie
8. Remove from the oven and let cool

Notes

**This recipe has been successfully done using all sorts of other nuts as a 1 for 1 swap with macadamia nuts. You just may need to slightly adjust the cooking time. Enjoy

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