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Cashew Butter Cookies

Source of Recipe


From "The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook"






List of Ingredients



• 1 cup cashew butter
  
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
  
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  
• 1 egg
  
• 1-1/2 cups sifted unbleached all-purpose flour
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 2 Tbsp dark rum
  
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 1 cup coarsely chopped roasted cashews
  
• 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  






Instructions



1. If you are not using prepared cashew butter, make your own by processing 1 cup unsalted roasted cashews and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a food processor fitted with a steel blade (or a blender) until the mixture forms a thick, smooth paste.
   
   
2. Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease cookie sheets. Cream the unsalted butter and both sugars in a large mixer bowl. Beat in the egg, and then the cashew butter. Sift the flour, baking soda and salt together. Stir into the butter mixture with a wooden spoon. Stir in the rum and vanilla extract, and then the chopped cashews and the oats.
   
   
3. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Flatten the balls with a fork dipped in warm water, making a criss-cross pattern. Bake until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
   
   Makes 4 to 5 dozen cookies.