Spooky Halloween Cookies

These rich, buttery, chewy almond date cookies are a real treat! Refined sugar-free- instead they are made with a date paste and fresh almond butter created in the NutraMilk, giving it a deliciously sweet caramelly, creamy nutty flavor and texture. They are perfect to decorate for a Halloween treat! Enjoy! 

INGREDIENTS

For cookies

• 1 cup dried dates
• 1/3 cup almond milk or plant milk of choice made with the NutraMilk
• 1/2 cup gluten-free oat flour
• 1/2 cup rice flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/3 cup almond butter made with the NutraMilk

For almond butter

• 2 cups (300g) almonds
• 1/8 teaspoon Pink Himalayan salt (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

• Start by making almond butter if you don’t have a batch made.
• Place almond and salt in the NutraMilk container.
• Press Butter cycle, set for 12-13 minutes.
• Press Start.
• Open the container lid.
• If necessary, set for an additional 1-2 minutes for a creamier butter.

• First, put dates and plant milk into the NutraMilk and process until smooth. Add vanilla and almond butter, process until well combine.

• In a large bowl combine dry ingredients, which are oat flour, rice flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt.
• Add date mixture into the dry ingredients. Create a thick dough.
• The last step is to cut circle shapes and bake it for 7 mins at 150°C (300F)

• Let the cookies cool down completely before icing them with chocolate.
• Put the chocolate into a piping bag and create spider webs, pumpkin shapes, or faces. Enjoy!

Prepared and photographed by NutraMilk nutritionist, Florencia Tagliavini.