I’ve been pretty quiet on the Christmas cookie front this year.
It’s not because I’m not in the spirit, it’s because last year I feel like I sort of wore myself out on them. If you can remember, I dedicated an entire week to them last year {sidenote: if you just make ONE, make these pecan fingers…they are to die for!}. Anyway, I haven’t done too much Christmas baking this year. I did, however, make sugar cookie butter. Does that count? I think it should.
This sugar cookie butter is a delightfully creamy blend of cashews, banana chips, coconut oil and honey. It’s gluten-free except for when you slather it all over a graham cracker like I did in the photo above. Glorious. I also found it to be a lovely substitute for peanut butter and absolutely divine when smeared on animal crackers.
Oh yeah, it’s good right off the spoon, too.
To make sugar cookie butter, you just combine all your ingredients in the food processor and whirl, whirl, whirl away.
I went heavy on the honey in mine because of my overactive sweet tooth. It’s becoming a problem…don’t tell my dentist.
The “butter” is definitely thicker {firmer?} than other nut butter, in my opinion. It’s actually more like spreading cookie dough on your cookie. Which, if you’re anything like me, is absolutely amazing.
The original recipe for this concoction comes from the talented Rachel. Last week, I remade it for the Tasty Kitchen Blog so you can find the recipe, along with my step-by-step photos there!
What are you waiting for? Spread those Christmas cookies with cookie butter. Everyone’s doing it!
Blog is the New Black
December 19, 2012 at 4:41 amGoing to check this out- can’t wait to try it!
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat
December 19, 2012 at 4:44 amThis might just be better than Christmas cookies! You can’t go wrong with these ingredients, and I love how simple it is to make. Kind of like hummus…. but sweet tooth style!
Molly @ RDexposed
December 19, 2012 at 4:48 amI wouldn’t even slather this on anything! It’d be sugar cookie butter, me, and a spoon.
Kate
December 19, 2012 at 5:03 amthis.looks.amazingly.good.
Emily @ Life on Food
December 19, 2012 at 5:12 amI love this recipe! I am taking this as a Christmas gift from you to me.
Rachel Cooks
December 19, 2012 at 5:12 amWhat a cool recipe! Headed over there!
Angela @ Happy Fit Mama
December 19, 2012 at 5:43 amThis could be even more dangerous than almond butter straight from the jar!
Lia @ Sojourning
December 19, 2012 at 5:53 amHahahaha! Cookies on cookies. Seriously, what could be better? This sounds like such a fun recipe and a versatile one too. I’m thinking a dip or balls or something. Yum!
alyssa - life a la wife
December 19, 2012 at 6:04 amSugar Cookie Butter…just the name makes me drool!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
December 19, 2012 at 6:29 amLooove this! This needs to appear in my kitchen asap.
Laurie {Simply Scratch}
December 19, 2012 at 6:41 amThis sounds heavenly! I’m headed over there NOW!
Abby@TheFrostedVegan
December 19, 2012 at 6:52 amWould it be wrong to spread this cookie butter on cookies? I think not, right!?
Erica {Coffee & Quinoa}
December 19, 2012 at 7:10 amYum! I saw that photo on Tasty Kitchen the other day and thought it looked like one of yours… this looks delicious!
Alex @ Healthy Life Happy Wife
December 19, 2012 at 8:00 amOh! This looks delicious! I will definitely be making this for Christmas Eve. I absolutely love cookie butter so I am sure that I will love sugar cookie butter even more! I also have a crazy sweet tooth 😉
Averie @ Averie Cooks
December 19, 2012 at 8:06 amI love cookie butter of all kinds – just posted about some today, too! I love that yours is SUGAR cookie butter. And I bet it’s soooo good! I need to recreate, asap!
Abby
December 19, 2012 at 8:28 amThese look sooo good. And easy. Perfect, because I want to make a Christmas cookie, but I don’t want it to be a chore!
Joelle (on a pink typewriter)
December 19, 2012 at 9:37 amChristmas cookies covered in cookie butter… Best idea yet this holiday season. 🙂
eliz@ourcrazysweetlife
December 19, 2012 at 10:02 amWhat a funky idea. Love it!
Laura@FoodSnobSTL
December 19, 2012 at 10:03 amThis is brilliant!
Dana @ Conscious Kitchen Blog
December 19, 2012 at 11:53 amWow – I’ve never heard of anything like this! Seems like it’s the perfect substitute for eating raw cookie dough out of the bowl (not that I do that – haha)! Thanks for sharing!
Caroline L.
December 19, 2012 at 11:56 amJenna, just stop. You’re doing terrible things to my waist/caloric intake right now… But if this is wrong, then I never want to be right.
a farmer in the dell
December 19, 2012 at 12:23 pmI’m already experiencing a sugar crash! YUM!!!
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl
December 19, 2012 at 12:58 pmThis sounds absolutely amazing!! It is definitely right up my alley! 😉
Rebecca @ CakeinaCrockPot
December 19, 2012 at 1:02 pmThis looks amazing! I saw the Trader Joe’s version but I haven’t bought it yet. Now I can just make it myself 🙂 Thanks!
Liz @ Tip Top Shape
December 19, 2012 at 2:04 pmThis sounds so good!!! I’d probably end up finishing off the entire batch myself!
Malkire
December 19, 2012 at 4:02 pmI have never heard of this kind of recipe before! Oh, and I just started reading Blue Asylum too.
Angela
December 19, 2012 at 4:04 pmThis sounds heavenly. I need to go pin it (and then make it) right away!
Angela
December 19, 2012 at 4:04 pmThis sounds heavenly!! I need to go pin it (and then make it) right away!
Sarah @PickyRunner
December 19, 2012 at 4:42 pmOh my gosh this looks FANTASTIC! I will absolutely be making some of it during my next batch 🙂
luv What you do
December 20, 2012 at 6:23 amYum! This recipe look incredible! I would never guess that it starts with cashews.
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
December 21, 2012 at 2:05 pmI am deeply in love with this
stevie
December 22, 2012 at 10:58 amcan you please publish a cookbook with all your recipes and my make my life complete?
jenna k
January 9, 2013 at 8:06 pmHOW DID I MISS THIS POST? thank the Lord above that I found it. 🙂