Thursday, August 30, 2007

Honey Cashew Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies



Ingredients:

2 cups + 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 and 1/2 sticks of butter, melted and cooled to about room temperature
1 egg + 1 yolk
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup honey
1/3 c cashew butter
1 and 1/2 cups of milk chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla extract
*3/4 cup of toasted chopped cashew nuts

*grind nuts in a food processor and spread on cookie sheet. bake for 3-4 mins at 325 degrees, or until slightly browned and fragrant

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325.
Mix together flour, baking soda, and salt. Cream butter and sugars together in an electric mixer. Add egg, honey, cashew butter and vanilla extract. Slowly add flour mixture.
Add milk chocolate chips and cashews.
Using small ice cream scoop or 2 spoons, spoon dough balls on ungreased cookie sheets. (cookie sheet covered in parchment paper works best). Place on middle and top rack of oven and bake for 15 mins.