FIG SMUSHED-ANISE-ALMOND COOKIES

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Make and share this Fig Smushed-Anise-Almond Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by mazzz91

Categories     Dessert

Time 39m

Yield 24 cookies, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 cup soymilk
2 teaspoons ground flax seeds
1 1/4 cups demarera sugar
2/3 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon anise extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
12 dried black figs (cut in half)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350. Grease two baking sheets.
  • Beat flaxseed vigorously with soy milk until frothy.
  • Add sugar and oil and beat until emulsified.
  • Mix in vanilla and anise extracts.
  • Add 1 cup of flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well.
  • Add remaining flour. fold in almonds.
  • Loosely roll into golf-ball size balls and flatten to 2-inch diameter. Place on cookie sheet.
  • Gently but firmly smush half a fig cut-side down into center of each cookie.
  • Bake 12-14 minutes until fig is soft and bottom of cookie is golden brown. Tops won't brown much.
  • remove from oven, cool 5 minutes, and transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160.7, Fat 7.9, SaturatedFat 0.6, Sodium 75.6, Carbohydrate 21.5, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 12.6, Protein 2.1

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