Chai Cookies

Chris made these raw Chai Cookies the other day that I just raved about SO much that he made another little batch tonight.  Chai tea is one of my favorite things (the more I drink chai, the less I like coffee in fact), so the flavor of these little cookies is just PERFECT for me.  I’ll take some photos tomorrow to post, but for now, here’s the recipe:

Chai Cookies – Courtesy of Roshi’s Raw Lifestyle

Ingredients
* seeds of 6 whole green cardamom pods
* 2 tsp fennel seeds
* 1/2 tsp cinnamon
* 1 pinch salt
* 1/2 cup almond pulp, leftover from almond milk making (he just used almonds)
* 1 1/2 cup cashews
* 2 tbsp coconut oil
* 1 1/2 tsp rose water (we didn’t have this, but I bet it’s good!)
* 4-5 dates
* (optional) agave nectar

Directions
In a food processor (Chris used our spice grinder/aka coffee mill), combine cardamom, fennel seeds, cinnamon, and salt. Allow food processor to run until entire mixture is powder like. Next, add cashews, and run until cashews are in small granules. Put the mixture into a mixing bowl, and add the dates, coconut oil, rose water, and almond pulp. Mix and mash everything together by hand. If you’d like more sweetness, add the optional agave nectar. Place mixture in small cookie like shapes onto a plate covered with wax paper, and put it into the freezer for at least 4 hrs, then transfer to coldest part of fridge.

Raw Chai Cookies