Recipe Directions

  • 1. Place almonds in food processor. Process almost into a fine meal. You are almost making "flour" out of almonds! Except don't go quite that far - leave a few tiny almond chunks.
  • 2. Add dates to the food processor mixture - process again until well-combined.
  • 3. Add tahini and salt to the the food processor mixture - pulse briefly until the tahini is well-distributed.
  • 4. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add the cacao nibs and stir with a spoon to distribute.
  • 5. Using your hands, form batter into 14 small cookie shapes (or, alternatively, form into balls).
  • 6. Your cookies are ready immediately! (Store leftovers in the fridge.)

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

By The Rawtarian

You'll note that there are no actual "peanuts" in these raw peanut butter cookies. This is because you should not be eating truly raw peanuts. Thus, we're using the tahini for a peanutty-flavor and the tiny chunks of almonds resemble the tiny chunks of peanut butter in chunky peanut butter!

The tahini (aka sesame seed butter) is the critical ingredient that holds this recipe together, thanks to its oily goodness :) (You can use runny cashew butter or almond butter instead of the tahini, but it won't quite taste as peanutty.)

I had a difficult time deciding whether to call for 1/3 or 1/2 cup tahini in this recipe. So I'd say it's somewhere between the two! If your cookies aren't holding together very well, add a little more tahini, one small spoonful at a time.

Also, a little warning about cacao nibs. So, you love chocolate, right? So you think you should add more cacao nibs than called for, right? Mmmmno wrong. You see, I love chocolate as much as the next crazy sweet-toothed raw vegan, but, you see, cacao nibs are not sweet. So if you add more than called for, you're turning a good cookie into a bitter cookie, mmkay? You have been warned, my pretties.

If you don't hava cacao nibs, you can use raisins instead for a peanut butter *raisin* cookie. Not quite as good as chocolate, but it works in a pinch!

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Nutrition Facts

Nutritional score: 72 out of 100
  • This recipe is very low in Carbohydrates, and Sodium.
  • This recipe is a good source of Protein, and Riboflavin.
  • This recipe is a noteworthy source of Dietary Fiber, Calcium, and Iron.

Amounts per 56 g (2 oz) suggested serving

NameAmount% Daily
Calories 255 10 %
Protein 7 g 13 %
Fat 17 g 21 %
Carbohydrates 24 g 7 %
Dietary Fiber 6 g 19 %
Calcium 110 mg 11 %
Iron 1.3 mg 10 %
Sodium 51 mg 2 %
Source: The Rawtarian, USDA

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Cheldena's Review

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Hello! I just made these and they turned out fantastic! My homemade roasted Tahini was just the right consistency to be just like peanut butter; I used 3 heaping Tbs. I did not have quite enough almonds so I subst. the difference of approx one quarter with raw cashews. After all rolled and pressed I froze them in the freezer and separated the layers with parchment paper. Now they will last longer for me and when I have a nutty, mild sweet tooth I will have them available. I have attached a photo. Thank you so much for this great recipe!

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Cookies!!! So pretty Cheldena :)

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Cheldena's Review

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Thank you so very much!
:-)

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:)

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Marilynner's Review

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After making your St. Patrick's cheesecake I decided to try these cookies -- so simple and fast. Eating them is like eating good-for-you cookie dough -- even my husband liked them (and he doesn't care for most raw foods)! I made them with half cashews and half walnuts, since he doesn't eat almonds, and suspect one could use any nut combination. Also, they're now in the freezer -- the only ingredient that I've never frozen before is the tahini, so that will be interesting and good, I'm certain.

Next time I may add a tablespoon or two of cacao, since it has the cookies already have dates to sweeten them.

Thanks for another great recipe!

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Sounds like a winner, Marilynner :)

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Elisa's Review

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Girl, I tried your raw brownies and they've been amazing. I'll definitely have to try those as well. Everything that has dates inside, I HAVE to try :D

Love,
Elisa

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Hi Elisa,

I'm so glad you enjoyed :) Dates are a secret ingredient in a lot of raw recipes. They give stickiness and sweetness. Yum!

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Pretty and sounds simple too

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Thanks Katie! <3

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Hmm, no peanuts, no chocolate chips. But looks delicious none the less.

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Cacao nibs are just like chocolate chips only they are raw.

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:)

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lol Eliza

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