Name: Walnut Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour; 3/4 cup unbleached white flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/8 teaspoon salt (optional); 1/2 cup California walnuts (chopped); 4 ounces silken tofu; 1/2 cup light olive oil; 1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed); 1/4 cup Maple Syrup; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Walnut Cookies

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 12

Total Time 22

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Servings

Ingredients

3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
3/4 cup unbleached white flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt optional
1/2 cup California walnuts chopped
4 ounces silken tofu
1/2 cup light olive oil
1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
1/4 cup Maple Syrup
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350° F 2 In a bowl, sift together the flours, baking powder, and salt (if desired). Mix in the walnuts. 3 In another bowl, mash the tofu and combine with the olive oil, brown sugar, maple syrup and vanilla extract. 4 Using a rubber spatula, fold the wet ingredients into the dry ones.5 Drop the batter by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets and bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes until the edges just begin to brown.
Source: Dr. Andrew Weil, M.D. and California Walnut Board