Almond Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 cup almond butter
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup pastry flour (sifted before measuring)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Method

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Lightly grease a baking sheet (or you can use a non stick one). Mix together almond butter and oil; beat until smooth. Mix in maple syrup and vanilla extract. Stir together flour and salt.
Add to almond butter mixture and mix until just combined. Cover and refrigerate for 10 minutes. Roll dough into 3/4 inch balls.
Place on baking sheet and flatten with fork.
Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool a couple of minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a cooling rack.

Yield: 30 cookies

Submitted by: D. Huron