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HOW TO MAKE SIMPLE KWANZAA COOKIES
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour (or almond meal for more texture)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/3 cup real maple syrup (amber or dark style)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- A “dash” (1/4 teaspoon or less) of sea salt
Steps
- Place your oven rack in the center position, and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil (you can also line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper if you like—or use a nonstick cookie tray or a nonstick, shallow baking pan if you have one).
- In a medium mixing bowl, blend the almond flour or meal, baking powder and sea salt together with a large fork or a whisk.
- Slowly stir in the maple syrup and vanilla using a wooden or metal spoon.
- Keep stirring until it forms into a paste-like dough that holds together well.
- Place rounded spoonfuls of the dough onto the baking sheet about one inch apart. If you like softer, cake-like cookies, don’t press down too hard on the dough. If you prefer crisper cookies, flatten each spoonful of dough lightly with the back of the spoon or the bottom of a clean measuring cup.
- Place the baking sheet into the oven and bake the cookies until the edges are golden brown (about 12 to 15 minutes).
- Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the pan (on top of an unheated stove) for at least 3 minutes, then you can transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Enjoy!
