Serves: 5
Total Calories: 346
Yield: 20 cookies

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 large eggs, warmed to room temperature
3/4 teaspoon powdered stevia extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons maple syrup (optional)
scant 1 2/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup ground raw nuts
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt

• Soften and cream the butter or margarine in a mixing bowl.
• Cream the eggs into the butter. Mix in the stevia extract, vanilla, and maple syrup.
• Mix the flour, nut meal, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Add flour until dough balls up and stops sticking to the sides of the bowl. Be careful not to add too much flour.
• Refrigerate the dough for at least 3 to 4 hours. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Oil a cookie sheet. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured board, and cut with cookie cutters. Bake for 12 minutes.

VARIATIONS: (1) Add grated lemon peel and 1 teaspoon lemon juice. (2) Add grated orange peel and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 5
Total Calories: 346
Calories from Fat: 237

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