Are You Nuts?

Trail Mix Cookie

Or do you at least love nuts?  “What do you have with nuts” is the one request we get that is hardest to satisfy.  “Nuts” is such a broad category with much segmentation.  We have pretty much stayed away from anything with peanuts because of severe peanut allergy and our paranoia.  We are finally loosening up a bit and have put several systems in place (like double washing equipment in 2 different sinks) so that we can use nuts more often. 

We decided that we would not just throw a nut into an existing cookie but create a cookie from scratch that really showcases the flavor of nuts.  Our Trail Mix came into being because of our chocolates, but that is a different story.  Those of you that know us could guess that this is not your ordinary Trail Mix.  First of all we decided to not only include cashews, but big cashew halves.  Instead of whole almonds (kind of hard and overwhelms the mix with its texture) we went with almond slivers (lots of them) and peanuts.  To balance out the Trail Mix we added dried cranberries and raisins.

We have heard people comment that each bite of our Trail Mix Cookie offers a different experience.  Based on the response that we have received thus far, this will not be our last Nut offering.  If you have a specific nut that you love that was the feature ingredient in a cookie, chocolate or dessert, tell me about it.

Posted by: Cookie Guy | 07-09-2009 | 03:07 PM
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