You definitely need these Chocolate Chunk Turmeric Cashew Butter Cookies in your life. They’re soft and melt-in-your-mouth amazing. Grain-free and paleo-friendly.
Oh em gee, peeps! Exciting news: Drew and I put an offer in on a house last week… and it was accepted! AAHH I can hardly believe it. It doesn’t feel real. We’ve rented for the past seven years, so the idea of actually being able to call a place “ours” is a weird feeling. But now that we’re in Michigan and here to stay, it makes sense for us to finally buy.
Oh man… my head is just spinning with so many different ideas. Between the kitchen, the office, the living room… I’m going to need some pinspiration 😀
And also A LOT of help to keep me from painting and decorating every room a shade of blue. Someone, seriously help. Honestly, I should probably hire a decorator because I am too indecisive with these things. I know what I like when I see it but after that I get stuck. It’s like when I go into HomeGoods and develop shiny object syndrome. I WANT ALL THE THINGS. And then I am walking around with my arms full and think “Wait, what do I need this for? And where would I put it…?” And back on the shelf it goes only to find myself at the checkout with fancy food items instead of decor. Sound familiar?
I guess in time everything will come together. I’m only *slightly* embarrassed to admit this but we didn’t even hang up curtains, shelves, or hardly any decor in our apartment we’re currently in. We still have so much stuff in boxes. I knew (and had hoped) it was very temporary so I just didn’t even want to bother. Is that bad? I probably would have enjoyed our apartment a little bit more over the past year if we had done some more to it, but it needed a lot more love than just decor if you know I mean.
ANYWAYS. If everything goes according to plan from here on out I’ll be making more of these turmeric cashew butter cookies in our new home! Yes, you read that right…
Chocolate Chunk Turmeric Cashew Butter Cookies
Are you sick of golden milk and turmeric goodies yet? Please say “no” because these cookies are just delightful. The turmeric flavor comes through ever-so-slightly, and of course turns the cookies this deep golden hue.
And the TEXTURE of these cashew butter cookies, ugh you’ll love them. They’re soft, almost melt in your mouth. AMAZING. This may just be my new favorite cookie right here.
Ingredients needed for turmeric cashew butter cookies
- creamy cashew butter
- coconut sugar
- egg
- vanilla
- coconut flour
- turmeric
- cinnamon
- baking soda
- salt
- chocolate chunks
How make cashew butter cookies
Everything comes together in one bowl with an electric mixer –you can mix by hand but I opted for a mixer to make sure the wet ingredients were creamed together well.
The mixture will feel thick but should not be sticky.
Then you shape the cookies into rounded tablespoon size dough balls, flatten slightly like the picture below…
THEN BAKE AND EAT THESE TURMERIC CASHEW BUTTER COOKIES ASAP.
Well, wait a tiny bit to cool so the melty chocolate doesn’t burn your mouth. But then eat as soon as you can.
If you make this recipe, be sure to leave a comment and review here on the blog! I love seeing what you’ve made.
Xx Ashley
More turmeric recipes
- Roasted Veggie Spring Power Bowl with turmeric tahini dressing
- Medjool Date Golden Milk Turmeric Latte
- Cinnamon Turmeric Super Seed Energy Bars
- Easy Golden Milk Overnight Oats
- Dark Chocolate Golden Milk Cashew Butter Cups
Turmeric Cashew Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 8 mins
- Total Time: 13 mins
- Yield: 16 1x
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You definitely need these Chocolate Chunk Turmeric Cashew Butter Cookies in your life. They’re soft and melt-in-your-mouth amazing. Grain-free, gluten-free and paleo-friendly.
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy all-natural cashew butter
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar (can sub brown sugar)
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 TBS coconut flour
- 2 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 oz dairy-free chopped dark chocolate chunks (about 1/3 cup)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF an line a medium baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. I don’t recommend using a silicone mat here or your turmeric cookies will stain it.
- In a large mixing bowl using hand mixer–or stand mixer with paddle attachment–mix cashew butter on medium high speed; add coconut sugar and continue mixing on high speed for 1 minute. Add in egg and vanilla and mix again on medium-high speed until combined.
- Sprinkle the coconut flour, turmeric, cinnamon, baking soda and salt evenly over dough. Mix on medium speed or use large spoon to fully combine. Dough should be thick and not too dry, kind of like soft traditional cookie dough. Fold in chocolate chunks.
- Using tablespoon, scoop dough into round shape, pressing in chocolate chunks as needed. Place on baking sheet and gently flatten with palm of hand. Evenly space cookies about two inches apart. Bake for 7-9 minutes. Careful not to over-bake or cookies will dry out. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
Notes
I prefer these cookies cold, which also helps them hold their shape a little bit better.
*recipe slightly updated March 2019. These cookies are now completely dairy-free friendly.
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Indian Inspired
Keywords: cashew butter cookies, paleo cookies, golden milk cookies
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Marina @ A Dancer's Live-It says
Congratulations on the house!!! Ahhh I can imagine how exciting that is. 🙂 I’m definitely going to make these in honor of you and Drew. 😉 Love the pretty color of these cookies too!
Ashley says
It is SO exciting. Thanks so much Marina 😀
Emily Weir says
I can’t wait to give these a try! I’m definitely loving all things golden milk and turmeric, and I love the idea of pairing those flavors with the cashew butter. Also, be prepared for it to take forever to furnish your entire home. We’re almost 9 month in and still have no bed for our guest bedroom. It takes forever to finish decorating every nook and cranny. But congrats on having an offer accepted!
Ashley says
lol thanks for the heads up! I was making a list this weekend of different items we need for each room… Quickly realizing it may take us a bit to fully furnish. Especially coming from apartment life! I need to budget and plan accordingly 😀
Emily says
WOAH! Grain free and AMAZING looking; I think it’s incredible how you find ways to stick turmeric into everything; it makes the color of these cookies so pretty.
I’m so excited for you and your new house; that was smart to leave a lot of things in boxes; that way you don’t have to do nearly as much packing.
Ashley says
Thanks Emily! There are days I think we should have unpacked more–but really that is only when I am looking for a particular food prop dish that I can’t seem to find 😉
Corrine says
YAY! Congratulations on the new home! And yes to having an accountability partner when it comes to shopping at Home Goods.
These cookies sounds incredible. I’ve been loving cashew butter and can’t think of a better way to enjoy it.
Ashley says
My best friend’s place is so cute and she gets so much stuff from HomeGoods! But I should probably not be allowed to go by myself from here on out 🙂
Izzy Bruning says
wow wow wow…… these look incredible. I have no words…….. 😮
Izzy | Pinch of delight
Ashley says
Thanks Izzy 😀
Mel @ The Refreshanista says
Just pinned this recipe to make it ASAP! These cookies look unreal 😍
Melanie says
Your Golden Milk Overnight Oats are on rotation for my breakfast so often! I actually came to your blog today to see if you have any other Golden Milk recipes that I could try. Cookies sound bomb-diggity! Also, sometimes nut butter cookie recipes will call for zero flour but I like the addition of coconut flour to this recipe. A little something to sturdy-up the cookies. I’ll need to give these a try. 🙂 If I may also make a suggestion, I’d love to see Golden Milk Muffins from you. If anyone can make a great recipe, it will be you! ♥
Ashley says
Well thank you so much for your kind comment Melanie! You just made my day 🙂 I will totally add muffins to the “golden milk list” next! 😉
Ellie | Hungry by Nature says
Ahhhh congratulations Ashley! This is so exciting!! The decorating process takes forever… I mean, it’s a process, but a really fun one! And these cookies looks delicious 🙂
Ashley @ Whiskers and Weights says
Congrats on the house! I never knew how having a house really made you feel “at home” when you get back from work or where ever. Enjoying making it your own!
Erin @ Erin's Inside Job says
YES HOUSE!!!
Also, you are my favorite food blogger. That is all. Your pictures make me the happiest.
Ashley says
Geez Louize, THANK YOU Erin!! (Totally thought I replied to this already but it must have been our other convo!) XX
Emma says
Can I use a flax egg? Or something else?
Ashley says
Hi Emma, I didn’t test these with a flax egg but you could try that! It might not hold the cookies together *as well* but I’ve made a recipe that is similar using a flax egg. They might just be slightly more crumbly, so I would under-bake them a tiny bit and let them cool on the pan. Let me know if you try it out!
Emma says
I used the flax egg. The cookies turned out great. Not dry at all.
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Ashley says
Yay awesome! So glad they worked out for you. And I really appreciate your comment letting me know 🙂 Enjoy!
Pal says
These were so good, bud. I used almond butter and they turned out great. We ate them very quickly…. 🙂
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Lindsay | With Salt and Pepper says
These sound AMAZING!! I love sneaking turmeric in anywhere I can. Love this!
Ashley says
Thanks Lindsday! I have been sprinkling turmeric on almost anything and everything lately, so I am glad you agree 🙂
Elisa says
What kind of turmeric? Ground, grated not sure. These sound sooo good!
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Ashley says
Hi Elisa, I just used ground turmeric– I’ll update the recipe page – thank you for your comment! Let me know what you think if you make them 🙂
Kara says
These look amazing! Can’t wait to try them!
Ashley says
Thank you Kara! Let me know if you do! 🙂
Audra says
I love when a cookie is healthy AND tastes SO good!!
Patti says
They were fabulous the first day but broke one in half the next and they were green inside. Has that ever happened to anyone else? I used sunflower butter instead of cashew but vacant imagine that reacting like that.
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Ashley says
Hi Pattie, The sunflower butter actually reacts with baking soda – it doesn’t really affect the taste but it does turn things green. These are a softer cookie and I like to keep mine in the fridge. Hope that helps!
Drew says
cookie monster approved
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