I have been anticipating this cookie since I first read the recipes in the book. I wanted to be ready to make it when I got to the second cycle, so I started looking for the ingredients I didn't have on hand. I found everything except the flaxseed oil and almond paste. They weren't at my two most frequented stores: Aldi and Wal-Mart. I figured I could find them at Bi-Lo, Publix, or one of the specialty grocery stores.
Today I decided I wanted to make the cookies, so I looked online and found a few different recipes for almond paste, and of course, decided to make the easiest one. I had a bag of sliced almonds in the freezer which was 1 1/2 cups, and that was the amount called for in the recipe. It also used 1 1/2 c. confectioners sugar, 1 1/2 tsp. almond extract, 1 egg white and 1/4 tsp. salt. You grind the almonds in a food processor alone, then add the other ingredients and mix until it forms a paste. It makes plenty, I froze 4 2 Tbsp. batches (the amount used in the cookie recipe) and had a 1/2 cup container left that I put in the refrigerator and will use for something in the next few weeks.
I did find the flaxseed oil at Bi-Lo, they had one bottle on the shelf and it was on sale for over $7.00. The expiration date was 04/11 - I decided I didn't want to pay that much for something that was expiring this month. So I thought I would make the cookies and just use canola oil - the recipe only calls for one Tbsp. of oil, so I didn't think it would make that much difference flavor wise.
This recipe has a lot of ingredients. I decided at the last minute instead of substituting canola oil for the flaxseed oil, I would use sesame oil. I also had to convert the 10 Truvia packets into a bulk amount, because I bought Truvia in a container. The way I figured it, 10 packets equals 3 Tbsp. I gathered all the ingredients and made the cookies!
I was surprised at the consistency of the cookie dough, it was rather thin for cookie dough and sticky. The recipe is supposed to make 18 cookies and that's what I had - not all the same size, but I had 18.
The finished product! There are 17 cookies on the plate, because I had to sample one. It was quite dense and very filling. One cookie is definitely all you need for a snack and will make a nice breakfast with milk and maybe an orange or something.
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