MAPLE NUT COOKIES

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I came up with this recipe as an after school snack for the kids. They were lucky that there were still some left by the time they got home!!

Provided by cindy sandberg

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 c flour(i used white whole wheat)
*1/2 c sugar(i used sucanat)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c softened butter(i used half butter/half coconut oil)
1/2 c pure maple syrup
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 c crispy rice cereal(i used the brown rice variety)
1/2 c oats
1/2 c finely chopped nuts(pecans, walnuts)

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar in a small mixing bowl. In another bowl, beat the butter, syrup, egg and vanilla until well combined. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix. Stir in the cereal, oats and nuts. Drop onto greased baking sheets and bake 10-12 min. until just starting to brown. Cool on pan 1 min., them remove to racks.
2. *When I made these this time, I only used 1/4c of the sugar in an effort to make it a healthy snack. They were still plenty sweet, thanks to the maple syrup!

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