Fig Smushed-anise-almond Cookies

Total Time: 39 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 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)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. grease two baking sheets.
• 2 beat flaxseed vigorously with soy milk until frothy.
• 3 add sugar and oil and beat until emulsified.
• 4 mix in vanilla and anise extracts.
• 5 add 1 cup of flour, baking powder, and salt. mix well.
• 6 add remaining flour. fold in almonds.
• 7 loosely roll into golf-ball size balls and flatten to 2-inch diameter. place on cookie sheet.
• 8 gently but firmly smush half a fig cut-side down into center of each cookie.
• 9 bake 12-14 minutes until fig is soft and bottom of cookie is golden brown. tops won't brown much.
• 10 remove from oven, cool 5 minutes, and transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.