Crunchy Lime & Macadamia Cookie Sandwiches with a gooey macadamia butter filling that are surprisingly healthy! Dairy free and sweetened only with coconut sugar and honey.
Lime & Macadamia Cookie Sandwiches
We bought banana trees and blueberry bushes, we met friends for a BBQ, we slept 10 hours at night, we cuddled baby cousins, we played in Uncle Damien’s new car and we baked lamingtons and cookies…………….. weekend done!
Here is a recipe for 7-8 big, delicious, healthy and crunchy cookie sandwiches
PrintLime & Macadamia Cookie Sandwiches
- Yield: 8 large 1x
Description
Ingredients
COOKIES:
- 100g roasted macadamia nuts
- 100g coconut sugar
- 1 lime, zested
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 120g macadamia oil
- 190g wholemeal plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
FILLING:
- 200g raw macadamia nuts
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- pinch of salt
- 15g macadamia oil
Instructions
THERMOMIX METHOD
COOKIES;
Pre heat oven to 170°C. Place macadamias into mixing bowl and chop 5 sec / speed 4, then set aside. Place sugar and lime zest into mixing bowl and mill 10 sec / speed 9. Scrape down sides and add lime juice, oil, flour, bicarb soda and vanilla and mix 10 sec / speed 6. Scrape down sides, return the nuts to the bowl and mix 10 sec / reverse / speed 3. Place heaped tablespoons of mixture onto a lined baking tray, flatten slightly and bake for 10-15 mins until golden. Leave on tray for 1 hour to cool completely.
FILLING;
Place nuts and salt into mixing bowl and blend 30 sec / speed 9. Scrape down sides, add honey, lime and oil and blend 30 sec / speed 9. Scrape down sides and blend a further 30 sec / speed 9 or until it is a smooth consistency.
Place a spoonful onto a cookie and top with another cookie. Once all cookie sandwiches have been made, place in freezer for 30 minutes to set.
NON THERMOMIX METHOD
COOKIES;
Pre heat oven to 170°C. Roughly chop the macadamia nuts. Place sugar and lime zest into a food processor and blitz until fine. In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, zest, lime juice, oil, flour, bicarb soda, vanilla and nuts until combined really well. Place heaped tablespoons of mixture onto a lined baking tray, flatten slightly and bake for 10-15 mins until golden. Leave on tray for 1 hour to cool completely.
FILLING;
Place nuts and salt into a food processor and blend until it forms a paste. Add the honey, lime and oil and continue to pulse until it is a smooth consistency.
Place a spoonful onto a cookie and top with another cookie. Once all cookie sandwiches have been made, place in freezer for 30 minutes to set.
Notes
These cookies are best stored in the fridge.