Healthy (don't Tell 'em) Harvest Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup almond meal
• 1/2 cup raw wheat germ or 1/2 cup additional almond meal
• 1 1/3 cups oatmeal (uncooked)
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2/3 cup sugar-free maple syrup
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar-free strawberry jam or 1/4 cup sugar-free raspberry fruit spread

Recipe

• 1 prepare almond meal: using raw almonds, place in blender and pulse until flour consistency (use less than the desired amount- they explode) taking care not to overprocess into almond butter!
• 2 place all ingredients (except for jam) into a mixing bowl and blend until dough forms.
• 3 do not overprocess or the almond butter pops up again.
• 4 if this happens, do not be alarmed-- just just a dinner knife to remove the mixture from the beaters!
• 5 roll dough into golf balls, place on parchment lined cookie sheet, flattening to about 3/4 inch thickness.
• 6 they will not spread, so can be placed close together.
• 7 using a spoon, make a small indention in the center of each cookie and add a little jam!
• 8 bake at 350 for about 10 minutes.
• 9 overcooking will result in a dry cookie!
• 10 oh no!
• 11 let cool for about 10-15 minutes.
• 12 the jam centers may (or may not) dry during cooking.
• 13 store completely cooled cookies in a single layer in a large zip-lock plastic bag.