These little cookies have the buttery goodness of shortbread, enhanced with bits of cashews and raisins. They are topped with a simple chocolate ganache, and simply melt in your mouth. Two bites and they’re gone!
Yum!
Not a fan of ganache? If you prefer, you may fill their well with melted chocolate, jam, or a powdered sugar icing. You may also substitute mini chocolate chips for the raisins; the cookies are delightful that way, too.
Cashew Bites
Ingredients
For the Cashew Bites
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup roasted and salted cashews coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup raisins chopped
For the Ganache Filling
- 4 ounces dark chocolate
- 4 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
For the Cashew Bites
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Heat oven to 350 F.
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In a large bowl (a stand mixer is best) cream the butter, powdered sugar, and brown sugar.
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Add the egg yolk and mix well.
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Add the flour and cornstarch (mixture will be very stiff.)
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Add the cashews and raisins. Mix until combined.
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Using 1 level tablespoon of dough for each cookie, roll into balls and press a deep well into each, using your finger or a wooden spoon handle. (The well will fill in a bit)
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Place 1 inch apart on a parchment lined baking sheet.
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Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the bottoms are golden brown.
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Cool on baking rack. When cool, fill with desired filling.
For the Ganache Filling
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Melt chocolate in the microwave at 15 second intervals, or in a small pan on the stove, using the lowest heat.
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Heat the cream until it is very warm, but not boiling
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Combine the melted chocolate and cream, stirring gently.
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Fill cookie wells with ganache mixture or preferred filling.
Oh my YUM!
Oh wow – I have to make these. My husband loves Cashews and this would be a great surprise for him!
These look so yummy! Shame we can’t take a bite through the computer. 😉 Thank you for sharing. I’ll definitely have my wife check this recipe out.
That sounds very yummy. I have never made cookies with cashews in them.
Yum these look great and I think they would be lovely with a cup of hot tea. I’ve not had these before but am anxious to give them a try.
I love a tasty shortbread cookie and the chocolate ganache would be just the right touch to make it even better. I see it has raisins in it that will make it even better.
Oh my gosh those look sooo yummy!!!
These look so good! They wouldn’t last a day in my house. The chocolate ganache probably makes them even more delicious. I love cashews so I can imagine how tasty they would make these cookies.
Those look really good! I’m going to have to work them into my diet…somehow! hahhaha
I love this! But I want a plate of these right now, how do I get them from you!
thanks,Mitch
I do not see my first comment, so pls excuse if this is a dupe. These look great, but I want them now! I love cookies!
Those sound delicious. I am a sucker for a good cookie, but I’m afraid with those I would eat the majority of them 🙂
They look good! I have a feeling I’d cheat, though, and use hershey’s kisses.
Oh, these look so yummy! And super simple as well…I might have to give them a try. I’m a nightmare in the Kitchen, but these might be easy enough I don’t burn down the house.
I’ve seen these cookies before with a Hershey Kiss in them, but I like the idea of ganache better. YUM-O!
All these recipes are making me hungry! That’s what I get when I am trying to stay away from junk food and sweets!!
These look SO yummy! I’m a huge fan of cashews….and most any type of cookie.
Oh my word – the cashew with ganache sounds like heaven! I’ll add this to our list of sweet treats!
i’ve never actually eaten a cashew. apparently, i need to go buy some
Oh yum! These bits look absolutely delicious!!
These look really yummy! And I love cashews, they are such tasty nuts and healthy too.
The dark chocolate and heavy cream filling sounds amazing!
I really like cookies and snacks that contain nuts. And if you include chocolate, that is even better. 🙂
These look so good! Can I consider them a healthy snack since they have cashews and raisins?? 🙂
These look so yummy! I love cashews but have never used them in baking – well, not yet! I just pinned these, thanks for sharing your recipe!
They do look delicious but I won’t be able to eat them unfortunately. I have nut allergies, poor me. 🙁
These look delicious! And the picture is so beautiful!
Man, that ganache looks delicious!! I have never had cashew cookies, but they sound really good.
Yum, yum, yum! I have never made anything like this before, I am a fan of shortbread so I might just have to try these!
Those are so cute. I would love them with almonds.
These look yummy! Sadly I can’t find any cashews that are also peanut free, I wonder how they would taste with pecans or almonds!
Oh yum. Cashews are my absolute favorite nuts. I could eat them by the handful (but try not to, sometimes unsuccessfully!). For some reason, though, I don’t care for raisins and chocolate together (I like them separately, though), so I would go with your suggestion to substitute mini chocolate chips for the raisins.