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 Enjoy the essence of chocolate with these Crunchy Oatmeal Cookies with Cacao Nibs. They make a nice change from your classic chocolate chips cookie and are a must-try for true chocolate lovers!

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Today I am presenting you guys with a culinary souvenir from my honeymoon in Costa Rica -Which was like almost a year ago. I have been holding back this recipe for all this time because I really wanted to save it for those last 2 weeks before Christmas when we all start to run low on cookies but there’s just too little time to do anything complicated!

Anyways, let me tell you about these Costa Rican Oatmeal Cookies with Cacao Nibs. I got to try these crispy baked treats during a tour through an organic spice farm with the sounding name Villa Vanilla! The spice farm has their own pastry chef who creates all sorts of desserts and baked goods from the products grown there. I tell you, these were the best desserts I have tasted in a long time.

We learned a lot about sustainable farming in general and about the cultivation of spices like vanilla, cinnamon, turmeric and allspice! The spice farm also grows cacao trees and produces their own chocolate products! If you are at all interested in the whole bean-to-bar process, Costa Rica is the country to visit! I have been on several chocolate related tours there and it really helped me understand chocolate and appreciate it in a new way, inspiring me to use chocolate differently and more versatilely.

I am not gonna give you the whole bean-to-bar spiel and will jump to the relevant aspects: The tasting of all the delicacies created by the farm’s pastry chef – of course using their own spices and cocoa. Amongst fresh cinnamon bark tea and vanilla bean cheesecake, we were also able to try the farm’s signature cookie, their Crunchy Oatmeal Cookies with Cacao Nibs!

Seriously, in my opinion, Cacao Nibs are the new Chocolate Chip!

In a nutshell, Cacao Nibs are bits of fermented, dried, roasted and crushed cacao beans. That’s about it! The natural version of chocolate chips, if you will. They’re extremely good for you and have an intense chocolatey taste. Chocolatey but not sweet at all.

We got to try some cocoa nibs fresh out of the mortar! The texture of the cacao nibs reminded me of a macadamia nut as they are crunchy on the outside yet tender and somehow buttery.

Cacao Nibs are available in Canada and the US. I like to order These Organic Raw Cacao Nibs 300g. They are super versatile as they are a nice addition to sweet AND savoury dishes.Sprinkle them on a salad or add them to your morning muesli. Or just bake these incredible Oatmeal Cookies!

For those of you, who have difficulties imagining a crunchy Oatmeal Cookie! Just try not to have any expectations because this is gonna be different from most cookies you might have eaten so far. Good different!

As I said, these Costa Rican Oatmeal Cookies with Cacao Nibs are crunchy and taste like a spiced cookie, a bit Christmassy. That’s the vanilla, cinnamon and hint of chilli in the dough! The Oats are kind of visible in the dough and I first thought they were coconut flakes. Anyways, they make for a unique texture and turn these crunchy oatmeal cookies with cacao nibs into an almost healthy treat.

The Cacao Nibs are the perfect addition to these Spiced Oatmeal Cookies. The texture reminds of chopped nuts but the taste is pure bitter chocolate – the perfect complement to a sweet Oatmeal Cookie!

As a bonus, they are super easy to make and are the perfect last-minute Christmas Cookie! Make sure you let them cool completely before storing them in cookie tins! They will keep a minimum of two weeks but probably won’t last that long 🙂

I was lucky to be given the recipe for these insanely good Oatmeal Cookies I am sharing with you today and my special thanks go to the Villa Vanilla Pastry Chef for doing so! Muchisimas gracias! I hope you guys are enjoying them as much as we did!

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Costa Rican Oatmeal Cookies with Cacao Nibs

Enjoy the essence of chocolate with these Crunchy Oatmeal Cookies with Cacao Nibs . They make for a nice change from your classic chocolate chips cookie and are a must-try for true chocolate lovers!

Course cookies,, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Costarican

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 22 minutes

Servings 25 cookies

Calories 100 kcal

Author Kiki Johnson

Ingredients

• 200 g brown sugar
• 250 g softened butter
• 2 egg whites
• 300 g flour
• 200 g rolled oats
• 90 g Cacao Nibs
• 1,5 tbsp cinnamon
• 1/2 Tsp chili powder
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp baking soda

Instructions

1. Beat butter, sugar and egg whites for a couple of minutes until fluffy. Add vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix all the dry ingredients and add to the butter mixture. Mix just until combined. Put dough onto a slightly oiled or floured surface, shape into a ball and cut into 4 quarters. Roll out each quarter into a 5 to 6 cm diameter log. Wrap logs into cling film and let the dough firm up in the fridge for about 4 hours or until form.
2. Preheat oven to 180 Celsius (375 F). Cut of 0,5 cm slices of the dough and transfer cookies onto a lined baking tray. Bake for 12 Minutes, take out of the oven and let cool completely before storing them.