Name: No Bake Almond Cookies
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: 1 cup raw or unsalted roasted almonds (Source: 1 cup raw or unsalted roasted almonds); 1 cup about 8-10 medjool dates, pitted (Source: 1 cup about 8-10 medjool dates, pitted); ½ cup almond butter (Source: ½ cup almond butter); 2 Tablespoons cacao nibs + more for topping (Source: 2 Tablespoons cacao nibs + more for topping); 1 teaspoons vanilla (Source: 1 teaspoons vanilla); ¼ teaspoon salt (omit if your almond butter is salted) (Source: ¼ teaspoon salt (omit if your almond butter is salted)); ¼ cup dark chocolate chips (I used Lily's) (Source: ¼ cup dark chocolate chips (I used Lily's)); ¼ cup white chocolate chips (I used Lily's) (Source: ¼ cup white chocolate chips (I used Lily's)); 1 teaspoon coconut oil (divided) (Source: 1 teaspoon coconut oil (divided))

Get to know the ingredients

raw or unsalted roasted almonds

In the method: Place the almonds in a food processor and pulse until it resembles a coarse meal.

about 8-10 medjool dates, pitted

In the method: Add the dates, almond butter, vanilla and salt.

almond butter

In the method: Place the almonds in a food processor and pulse until it resembles a coarse meal.

Let’s make it

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Servings

Original recipe: Serves 18. Original quantities shown.

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1 cup raw or unsalted roasted almonds
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Source: 1 cup raw or unsalted roasted almonds
1 cup about 8-10 medjool dates, pitted
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Source: 1 cup about 8-10 medjool dates, pitted
½ cup almond butter
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Source: ½ cup almond butter
2 Tablespoons cacao nibs + more for topping
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Source: 2 Tablespoons cacao nibs + more for topping
1 teaspoons vanilla
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Source: 1 teaspoons vanilla
¼ teaspoon salt (omit if your almond butter is salted)
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Source: ¼ teaspoon salt (omit if your almond butter is salted)
¼ cup dark chocolate chips (I used Lily's)
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Source: ¼ cup dark chocolate chips (I used Lily's)
¼ cup white chocolate chips (I used Lily's)
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Source: ¼ cup white chocolate chips (I used Lily's)
1 teaspoon coconut oil (divided)
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Source: 1 teaspoon coconut oil (divided)

How to make it

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Place the almonds in a food processor and pulse until it resembles a coarse meal.
Add the dates, almond butter, vanilla and salt.
Pulse/process for about a minute, until a dough forms.
Add in cacao nibs and pulse once or twice to combine.
At this point your mixture should be a bit crumbly, but sticky enough to hold together when pressed. Form the dough into small cookies using your hands or by pressing the dough out on parchment paper and using a cookie cutter. Each cookie should contain about 1 Tablespoon of dough.
Place formed cookies on parchment paper. Enjoy immediately or place in the fridge for 1-2 hours to firm up. Store any leftovers in a covered container in the fridge for one week or the freezer up to 3 months.
If you want to dip the cookies in chocolate like I did, simply grab two small bowls and add the dark chocolate chips with 1/2 teaspoon of chocolate oil into one and the white chocolate chips and 1/2 teaspoon of coconut oil in the other. Heat the chocolate chips in the microwave in 30 second increments until melted. Dip half of the cookies in the dark chocolate and half in the white chocolate. Place cookies back on parchment and sprinkle with cacao nibs. Place in the fridge or freezer to until the chocolate has set.
Store any leftovers in a covered container in the fridge for one week or the freezer for a month.

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The last little job

Finish as directed

Store any leftovers in a covered container in the fridge for one week or the freezer for a month.

A little more help as you go

Prepare the finishing addition

Have the final topping or garnish ready for its specified step.

Follow the microwave stages

Use the settings, sequence and checks specified for the microwave.

A few questions you might have

What should I prepare first?

Set out the food processor. Start with this step: Place the almonds in a food processor and pulse until it resembles a coarse meal.

Which preparation step should I plan for?

Follow the covered and uncovered stages in their stated order.

What check should I look for as it cooks?

Place in the fridge or freezer to until the chocolate has set.

Is there another preparation step to plan for?