Friday, January 7, 2011

Spicy Walnut Cookies ~ New Favorite

At first I was worried about the amount of cinnamon. A tablespoon seemed like a lot, but it really works. If you are using nut meal (which I did with almond meal once), use less meal than you would whole nuts, because it gets heavy. I think I would use 1 3/4 cups of meal instead of 2 cups.
Spicy Walnut Cookies

2 Cups Walnuts
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon 
1/4 raw honey
2 egg whites

1. Grind nuts and cinnamon in a blender or food processor, careful not to over work it into a butter.

2. Beat egg whites until they form soft peaks. While still beating the whites, drizzle honey into the whites and incorporate.

3. Fold in ground nuts a little at a time.

4. Drop by teaspoons full onto a cookie sheet and bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.