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    Cashew Poppy Seed Cookies

    Published: Jul 7, 2018 · Modified: May 13, 2019 by Audrey · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

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    cashew poppyseed rolls -- gluten-free and vegan

    Most people have soup in winter, fresh fruit and ice creams in summer, etc. I confess -- I'm often a few seasons behind (or maybe ahead? :) ).  And so while everyone is busy making ice creams, pops, and other summer goodies, of course I get a craving for something warm, baked, and cozy... go figure! I blame the maple pie baking sesh I had right before for for awakening the autumnal cravings. And so cookies happened.

    cashew poppy seed cookies sprinkled with nuts seeds and coconut sugar

    These cashew poppy seed roll cookies come together really easily and I loved the soft cookie + crunchy nuts and poppy seeds combination. The extra coconut sugar added a lovely hint of caramel notes too. The house suddenly smelled amazing and curious faces were eyeing the oven to find out what's baking. Simple + cozy + delicious cookie goals = mission accomplished :)

    gluten-free vegan cashew poppy seed cookie

    These cookies go great with a nice cup of coffee or tea. My friend said that they are like the perfect soft biscotti -- at which we laughed because soft biscotti is not a thing. But truthfully that's strangely a good way to describe these. They're sweet, nutty, soft, and go down well with a cozy drink.

    vegan gluten-free recipe for cashew poppy seed cookies

    P.S. if you're into cashews, unconventional rolls, poppy seed goodies, and crunchy seedy things, you might also be interested in these recipes:

    • Chocolate Vanilla Pinwheel Cookies
    • Cashew Butter Tea Biscuits
    • Sweet Potato Chocolate Rolls with a Toffee Sauce
    • Poppy Seed Hamantaschen Cookies
    • Sunflower Slices (filled with tons of seeds of different kinds)

    gluten-free vegan poppy seed cashew roll cookies

    Last but not least, just wanted to give a little nod to the pretty and festive speckles in these cookies: poppy seeds! I've come to realize I seem to neglect them way more than they deserve. But they're really the star of the show here in many ways, and they just make the cookies seem irresistible somehow :) I look forward to sharing something ultra poppy seed-based soon to give these little guys a proper highlight.

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    Cashew Poppy Seed Cookies (Vegan + Gluten-Free)

    cashew poppyseed rolls -- gluten-free and vegan
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    A delicious soft cookie roll filled with crunchy pieces of cashews and poppy seeds. This recipe is gluten-free, vegan, refined sugar-free, and made with no added oils.

    • Author: Audrey @ Unconventional Baker
    • Prep Time: 15 minutes
    • Cook Time: 20 minutes
    • Total Time: 35 minutes
    • Yield: 8 cookies
    • Cuisine: Dessert

    Ingredients

    Cookie Dough:

    • 12 tbsp white rice flour
    • 4 tbsp cashew butter
    • 4 tbsp maple syrup
    • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
    • ⅛ tsp salt

    Filling:

    • 2 tbsp chopped cashews
    • 2 tbsp coconut sugar
    • 2 tbsp poppy seeds

    Toppings:

    • 1 tbsp chopped cashews
    • 1 tbsp coconut sugar
    • 1 tbsp poppy seeds

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350F.
    2. Process all cookie dough ingredients in a food processor until the mixture begins to form a ball (note: if the mixture is too runny, add a bit more flour, if too dry, add a bit more maple syrup).
    3. Form the mixture into a ball with your hands and knead briefly, then flatten into a rectangular shape with your hands. Roll the dough out with a rolling pin between two sheets of parchment until it's about a ¼" thick.
    4. Sprinkle the filling ingredients over the rolled out dough. Then carefully roll the dough into a tight log (lift the edge of the parchment paper underneath on the side from which you are rolling to help the log roll up more easily and evenly). Once rolled, sprinkle the top of the roll with the toppings and press them into the log lightly. Cut the log into slices (approximately 1" thick).
    5. Transfer the parchment that the log is on onto a small baking sheet. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 20 mins. Then cool on a rack for 10 mins and enjoy!

    Notes

    Storage note: once the cookies are completely cooled off, store them in a sealed glass container at room temperature.

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    Comments

    1. Steph says

      February 23, 2019 at 4:11 am

      Hi Audrey, do you think I could use spelt flour or oat flour in place of the rice flour here?
      Thanks,
      Stephanie

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      • Audrey says

        February 23, 2019 at 8:30 pm

        Hi Stephanie, I haven't tried, but I imagine it should work fine with either one. Let me know how you go if you give it a try :)

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    2. Anna says

      July 07, 2018 at 1:07 pm

      This looks really good! I love how you used poppy seeds without relying on the trite lemon-poppy seed combo; I always look forward to your creative flavor combos :)

      Reply

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