*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                           PECAN SPICE COOKIES

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Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cookies                          Vegetarian

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/4   c            Oil, natural
     1/2   c            Maple syrup -- or other liquid
                        -sweetener
     1/4   c            Brown date sugar -- barley malt
                        -powder or other natural
                        -powdered or granulated
                        -sweetener
     3/4   c            Flour, whole wheat -- or kamut
                        -spelt or millet flour
     1/2   c            Flour, unbleached white -- or
                        Tapioca flour
     3/4   c            Pecans -- chopped up to 1 cup
     1/2   c            Raisins -- currants or chopped
                        -dates
   1       t            Anise seeds
     1/2   ts           Cinnamon -- up to 1 tsp
     1/8   ts           Sea salt
                        -----OPTIONAL-----
                        Dashes of nutmeg,ginger  &
                        Cloves
     1/4   c            Coconut,unsweetened -- shredded
                        -up to  1/2 cup

  Preheat the oven to 400F.  Mix the oil and sweeteners together well. In a
  separate bowl, mix the remaining ingredients, then slowly stir them into
  the liquid mixture. For each cookie, drop 1-2 Tbsp of the dough onto
  lightly oiled cookie sheets, about 2"-3" apart. Bake for 9-12 minutes,
  until lightly browned but still soft. Cool on wire racks. The cookies will
  get crispy as they cool.
  
  MAKES 1- 1 1/2 DOZEN SOURCE: _Vegan Delights_ by Jeanne Marie Martin posted
  by Anne MacLellan
 


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