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Mornin’ peeps!
I’ve recently been using a lot of nuts to make sweets and I decided I should be a little more methodical about my recipes, so I set out to make a “base dough” that I could alter with flavors and add-ins. I came up with this really yummy almond dough that tastes pretty neutral (but still delicious). My ideas in the future are to experiment with adding in all kinds of dried fruits and nuts (yes, more nuts!), flavorings, chocolate chips, nut butters… etc.
In the upcoming recipes, I will refer back to the “base” so I wanted to share this recipe with you. I ate the cookies just like this (no extra stuff in it) and it was amazing.
Cookie Dough Base
Ingredients
- 8 oz slivered almonds
- 3 tbsp agave nectar
- 1/3 large banana (1/2 a medium)
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract (optional: I’m not sure I could taste it)
- Pinch of salt
Directions
- Place the almonds in a food processor (or blender) and blend until it becomes a fine almond meal
- Add agave and process to watch dough come together
- Add banana and process and it will become a little bit creamier
- Add vanilla and salt and process again. You’re done!
- Make into balls, cigars, roll out and cut out cookie shapes… it’s up to you!
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I made this recipe substituting xylitol, 1 1/2 T canola oil, and 1/2 T water for the agave -and the raw dough tastes great, but how do you bake them? I tested with the oven at 350 and baked for 12 minutes -until the edges started to brown. After baking, the banana flavor really comes out, and they are very good. They are staying soft and gooey in the middle (not that that’s a problem) so I think I should have flattened the dough balls out more. Do you have any baking suggestions?
If you have almond flour already could you use that as a substitution for the almond slivers?
Hi Sidney,
Almond flour is desiccated, so you won’t get the nice oils that add moisture to the dough if you use almond flour. I usually eat this dough raw and I’ve never eaten almond flour raw, but I suspect it would cause me digestive distress. :-/
Let me know if you try it!