The other readily available cashew butter that I have found is the Good & Gather cashew butter found at Target (also not sponsored). Sweetened cashew butter bakes up one delicious cookie! I spread this cashew butter on top of my baked oatmeal in the morning before heating it up and it melts a little and becomes like a frosting on top – delicious! Use a butter knife and power through, it just needs to be stirred the one time and then it stays together after that, which allows it to be used in baking easily with most recipes. Although, let me say that sometimes you do have to stir it the first time you open it, even though it says no stir. This is one of the few sweetened cashew butters I have been able to find in our area that isn’t $1,000 a jar. It is a no stir variety and sweetened, so it most closely resembles the brand of peanut butter I used to bake with. The least expensive cashew butter I have found is the Sam’s Choice brand at Walmart (not sponsored, just one we use). It’s the little things, like finally finding a delicious replacement for peanut butter cookies. You are welcome to try those brands if you wish, just follow the “sweetened” vs “unsweetened and unsalted” guide and you should be just fine. Advertisementsīecause I am, as many of our parents said, “not made of money” I will not be testing the many fancy brands of cashew butter that are well beyond what I want to spend on cookie ingredients. Because I want you to be able to make this recipe with either option, I will provide information for both. I found two common stores that carry cashew butter, one sweetened and one unsweetened. Sweetened Cashew Butter cookies – my cookie world is complete!Ĭashew butter isn’t as difficult to find as it used to be, however, it still isn’t as readily available at all stores as almond butter. Great for baking but, depending on the brand of cashew butter you can find, may only be unsweetened. It has a more subtle flavor than almond butter and sunflower butter. Cashew ButterĬashew butter is the win! It is smooth and creamy like peanut butter without any grit. Peanut Butter is absolutely delicious, but we can’t eat it in our home – sad. No, it’s okay, it’s not mold.” You shouldn’t have to explain a cookie. Do you blame me? “Here daughter, have this green cookie that wasn’t green yesterday. They are still okay to eat, but the appearance is slightly off-putting for me, even though I know why. However, fun fact, there is an oxidizing reaction that occurs thanks to chlorogenic acid when baking with sunflower butter, so after a day or two the baked goods start turning green – yes, green. Sunflower seed butter (sunflower butter) is delicious, and I ate it in and on everything when I had taken all nuts out of my diet when nursing my daughter. It is absolutely fantastic in this ice cream as an almost almond caramel swirl, though. The almond butter texture is also not quite the same: there is always a slight amount of grittiness because almonds are a harder nut than peanuts and cashews. That isn’t bad unless you are wanting a more mellow taste like in these Cashew Butter Cookies. Almond ButterĪlmond butter has a great flavor, but it is definitely an almond flavor. These Cashew Butter Cookies hit all the marks and we have a peanut free peanut butter cookie winner!īecause every good nut butter cookie needs to be paired with a glass of milk.Īdvertisements Nut butter comparison in cookiesĪs I mentioned, I have tried baking with various nut butters, and I like them all for different purposes. The rich buttery taste and texture of a good nut butter cookie can still be achieved without using peanut butter – and the world rejoices – at least our household. The slight crunchiness from the granulated sugar they are rolled in gives a nice contrasting texture. The texture of a delicious nut butter cookie is still achieved as I love a soft cookie with a slight chew, and this is it. The nuttiness is there with the cashew flavor coming through to get the deep notes, but not too overpoweringly cashew flavored (who knows how that works). These cookies have everything you want and need for a delicious nut butter cookie. Well thanks to these Cashew Butter Cookies – my nut butter cookie void has been filled! I missed peanut butter cookies! It just so happens that they were one of my favorite cookies with their nutty flavor and rich buttery chewiness. Turns out I ate peanut butter on and in so many things – because it’s delicious! Thanks to my discovery of cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, and almond butter, though, I have been able to replace almost all of my peanut butter needs. Becoming a peanut free house because my daughter is allergic to peanuts was not an easy task.
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