Grown Up Chocolate Cookies

Dear Turkey,

If you're like my mom

Who likes unhealthy cookies

Say it's a cracker

Grown Up Chocolate Cookies

(adapted from here, makes about 30)

Ingredients:

- 1/2 c oil (I used extra virgin olive, but you can use canola)

- 1/2 c maple syrup

- 1/2 t vanilla

- 1/2 t salt

- 1 c white flour

- 1 c whole wheat flour

- 3/4 c cocoa

- 2 T milk (I used soy unsweetened)

- 1 t dried orange peel, ground cardamom, ground fennel, whatever you have, or nothing

Instructions:

- Combine all ingredients and knead with your hands until a ball forms (add more flour or milk if necessary -- I didn't need to).

- I rolled out the dough on a piece of parchment to about cookie-sheet size and used my springerle rolling pin to make designs on it. I then baked it at 350 F for 15-18 minutes and sliced after cooling. You can use cookie cutters, just make balls, or roll out and then slice before or after baking. Either way, bake at 350 F on parchment paper until the outsides of the cookies just start to darken. They won't spread out while baking. 

- Cool completely and dust with powdered sugar. 

Enjoy,

Tofu