Chocolate tri-nut cookie balls

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Here is my recipe for unbaked chocolate tri-nut cookie balls.

Ingredients

½ cup pitted dates (about 20 dates)

⅔ cup almonds

⅔ cup walnuts

¾ cup unsalted peanuts

2 cups oat flakes

¼ tsp cinnamon

dash salt (omit if using salted peanuts)

2 tsp pure vanilla

¼ cup date-soaking water

½ cup dark choc chips or dark choc chopped small

Steps

1. Pour boiling water over dates, just enough to cover them. Let sit while you do the next steps.
2. Process nuts about 2 min, until nuts break down into a butter-like texture.
3. Scrape down sides with a spatula.
4. Add dates and process another 1 minute.
5. Add oats, cinnamon, salt, vanilla and water. Process until it forms a ball (about 45 seconds).
6. Add choc chips and process for about 1 min, pausing to break up the ball as needed to homogenize.
7. Invert dough into medium-sized bowl.
8. Form into balls.

Store in fridge in air-tight containers with some wax paper between the layers.

Makes about 3 dozen 1” balls.