Sesame Nut Cookies

[Guest guest]

I'm not a big fan of pies, cakes, or pastries. If I were to be

tempted by something, it would definitely be freshly baked cookies.

My 2 favorite cookies are Snickerdoodles and Oatmeal Raisin, and I

think I just found my third.

 

This recipe is based on one that came from Dr. Weil's email

newsletters. It's a perfect cookie, with enough flavor and sweetness

where you feel like you're eating dessert, yet is still loaded with

plenty of healthy things, like heart-healthy olive oil, some silken

tofu, flax seed meal, and raw nuts. (And for those tofu-phobes, I

promise you can't eve taste it and will forget it's even there) I

also love this recipe because it doesn't make 47 dozen cookies, and

will literally take 10 minutes to make the dough, and 10 minutes to

bake.

 

These would be the perfect cookie for an afternoon tea party, or

when you get that sweet craving about 2:00pm at work. Either way,

enjoy these! Check them out at http://28cooks.blogspot.com

 

Sesame Nut Cookies

Yield - 2 dozen cookies

 

3/4 c unbleached white flour

1/2 c whole wheat flour

1/4 c flax seed meal

1 tsp baking powder

1/8 tsp salt

1/4 c toasted sesame seeds

3/4 c raw cashews, diced (or any nut)

4 oz silken tofu

1/2 c olive oil

3/4 c light brown sugar

2 tsp almond extract

 

Preheat oven to 350. Combine all dry ingredients, from flour to

cashews, in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl, mash tofu with

remaining ingredients. With a spatula, add the wet ingredients into

dry, and combine well. Roll dough into 1 " balls, and flatten with

hands. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. (Cookies do not spread much

during baking, so feel free to place fairly close together) Place

into preheated oven, and bake 10 minutes, until edges and bottom

start to brown. Remove from oven, and cool on a wire cooling rack.

 

Enjoy!

Christiane