Ingredients
1/4 cup oil, natural
1/2 cup maple syrup, or other liquid sweetener
1/4 cup brown date sugar, barley malt powder or oth
3/4 cup flour, whole wheat, or kamut spelt or millet
1/2 cup flour, unbleached white, or
1 tapioca flour
3/4 cup pecans, chopped up to 1 cup
1/2 cup raisins, currants or chopped dates
1 tsp anise seeds
1/2 tsp cinnamon, up to 1 tsp
1/8 tsp sea salt
OPTIONAL
1 dashes of nutmeg,ginger &
1 cloves
1/4 cup coconut,unsweetened, shredded up to 1/2 cup
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400F. Mix the oil and sweeteners together well.
In a separate bowl, mix the remaining ingredients, then slowly stir
them into the liquid mixture. For each cookie, drop 1-2 Tbsp of the
dough onto lightly oiled cookie sheets, about 2"-3" apart. Bake for
9-12 minutes, until lightly browned but still soft. Cool on wire
racks. The cookies will get crispy as they cool.
MAKES 1- 1 1/2 DOZEN SOURCE: _Vegan Delights_ by Jeanne Marie Martin
posted by Anne MacLellan
Servings: 12 servings
Pecan Spice Cookies Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Cookie; Nut; Pecan
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We hope you enjoy this Pecan Spice Cookies recipe.
