Gluten Free Happy Cookies | Maple Walnut Cookies

This recipe is from my lovely friend, Mary, and her family. They are really called Maple Walnut Cookies but they changed the name to "Happy Cookies" because they are so good and will make you smile!

Ingredients

2 ½ cup Walnuts

1 cup Gluten-free oats

1/3 cup Flaxseed Meal

1 tsp Salt

2 tsp Vanilla

½ cup plus 2 Tbs Maple Syrup or Honey or Agave Nectar

(or a mixture of all three)

1/3 cup Carob or Chocolate Chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In the bowl of a food processor, grind the walnuts into a coarse meal. Add the oatmeal and grind again in food processor. Add the flaxseed meal. Dump the contents of the food processor into a medium size mixing bowl and add salt, vanilla, and maple syrup/honey/agave nectar. Mix until combined. Fold in the chocolate/carob chips.


Drop dough on cookie sheet with a spoon and flatten with a fork or the back of the spoon.


Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown. Make sure to check the cookies often. Take them out of the oven before they look completely cooked. Let cool at least 10 minutes before removing from cookie sheet. Store in a container with a lid so the cookies don’t dry out.



Jam Thumbprint Cookies

I've been organizing my pantry and realizing how much jam I made last summer. I thought I would make Jam Thumbprint Cookies to try to use some up!

I used Apricot-Raspberry jam and Blueberry Lemon! They are the perfect combination of sweet and tart!

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp fine sea salt

1 1/2 stick softened butter

2/3 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/3-1/2 cup jam (your choice)

Directions

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.

In a mixer or large bowl, whip the butter and sugar until fluffy.

Add the egg and vanilla and mix to combine.

Slowly add the flour, salt, and baking powder. Mix slowly and gently.

Scoop the dough into balls (whatever size you like) and roll with your hand to make a perfect round shape.

Place the dough on a non-stick or greased cookie sheet.

When you have rolled all of the dough into balls, use your thumb to make an imprint and flatten out the center of each ball of dough.

Use a teaspoon to fill each center with your favorite jam.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 8-10 minutes until barely golden brown.

Cool and enjoy!