Low Carb Cashew Cookies

Buttery cookies with a sandy cookie texture and the unmistakable rich nuttiness of cashews. This buttery, bakery style Keto recipe will melt in your mouth. Perfect cookies for those with peanut allergies.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword gluten free

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 12

Chilling 30

Total Time 57

Servings cookies

Calories 93kcal

Author Brandy

Equipment

Ingredients

2 cups cashew flour / ( about 240 g) You can use 1/2 almond flour and 1/2 cashew flour if desired.
1/2 cup Allulose (91g) * more to taste. (yes, taste it before making the dough balls).
1.5 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter (113.5g) melted and cooled
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp xanthan gum *optional- but highly recommended.

Topping

1 egg for egg wash - optional for browning
24 cashews whole or 12 halved - optional topping. See post for additional topping and spice ideas.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
Combine all the dry ingredients. Combine all wet ingredients in a separate bowl. And then combine them to make the dough.
Refrigerate the dough, covered for 30 minutes or so.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients to make a dough and roll into 24 evenly sized balls, about 2 tbsp each. I used a cookie scoop.

If you are using the toppings ~

Brush each cookie with egg wash and press a cashew into the top of the cookie flattening slightly. The nuts should stick nicely with a little bit of pressure.
If you aren't using the topping, skip this step. Just slightly flatten your cookies with your hand or the bottom of a glass. You can fix with your fingers if the sides crack.

Bake

Place on parchment covered cookie sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes until slightly golden.
Let the cookies cool completely before moving or tasting.
Store at room temp for 4-5 days (lol, they won't last that long).
Freeze for up to 2 months in an airtight container if keeping for a later date.

Notes

The nutritional info is based on making 24 cookies. One cookie is considered one serving.

Nutrition