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Lime & Macadamia Cookie Sandwiches

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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.

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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

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Lime and Macadamia Cookie Sandwiches | Kids Eat by Shanai

Lime & Macadamia Cookie Sandwiches

  • Yield: 8 large 1x
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Ingredients

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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.