Macadamia Nut Butter Cookies

Recipe prepared and photographed by NutraMilk nutritionist, Florencia Tagliavini.

Recipe inspired by My Keto Kitchen.

INGREDIENTS

For macadamia nut butter

• 2 cups (270g) raw macadamia nuts

For cookies

• 270 g macadamia butter made with the NutraMilk
• 75 g almond meal (you can make with the NutraMilk)
• 2 eggs* (if vegan use egg substitute)
• 70 g caster sugar or Xylitol if you want to make this paleo, keto, etc.
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp cinnamon

*If vegan - use 2 tbsp. of flax meal mixed with 6 tbsp. of water instead of eggs.

INSTRUCTIONS

For macadamia nut butter

• Start by making fresh macadamia nut butter with the NutraMilk:
• Place macadamia nuts in the NutraMilk container.
• Press Butter cycle, set for 4-5 minutes.
• Press Start.
• Open the container lid. If necessary, set for an additional minute for a creamier butter.

For almond meal

• Place 75 g of whole raw almonds in the NutraMilk container.
• Press Butter cycle, set for 1 min.
• Press Start.
• Open the container lid. If necessary, set for an additional minute until you get almond meal consistency.
• Preheat oven to 320F/160C.
• Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
• Roll into teaspoon sized balls and press onto lined baking tray. The cookies will need to be pressed into their desired shape as they have minimal spreading.
• Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown, with the edges starting to harden. The cookies with continue to harden as they cool.