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Raw Cacao Cookies

a plate of chocolate refrigerator cookies
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Prep Time
15 minutes prep + 4 hours soaking
Number of Servings
40 small cookies
Recipe Source
Raw Nutrition by Karyn Mitchell, ND, PhD ($18.95, Basic Health Publications, 2012)
Ingredients
  • 1 cup pecans or almonds or sunflower seeds, soaked 4 hours
  • 8 to 10 dates, soaked 1 to 4 hours
  • 2 cup walnuts
  • 12 cup cacao nibs, optional
Directions
  1. Drain pecans and dates.
  2. Blend all ingredients except cacao nibs in a food processor with an S-blade just until crumbly.
  3. Stir in cacao nibs, if using.
  4. Take a tablespoon of mixture and roll into a small ball. You may flatten this to make it more cookie-like. Refrigerate. These cookies keep well for a long time.
Nutrition Info
2 cookies, made with pecans: 147 Calories, 3 g Protein, 0 mg Cholesterol, 12 g Carbohydrates, 8 g Total sugars (0 g Added sugars), 3 g Fiber, 12 g Total fat (1 g sat), 1 mg Sodium, Magnesium, Phosphorus

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