Green Tea Almond Cookies

A light, tasty, healthier dessert for the low calorie diet conscious. Get your green tea antioxidant benefits from a cookie.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 10-15
• Yields: 25-30 cookies

Ingredients

• 2  elmstock  green tea bags (do not use low quality green tea)
• 1 1⁄2 cups  almond flour (If unavailable substitute with all purpose flour or whole wheat flour and 1 teaspoon almond essence)
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup raw sugar or 2⁄3 cup honey
• 1⁄3 cup canola oil
• 3  tablespoons butter or 3  tablespoons  earth balance natural shortening
• 1  large egg
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt and contents of the two Elmstock green tea bags in a bowl
3. In a mixing bowl blend butter, oil, sugar or honey well by hand or with an electric mixer
4. Add egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
5. Add the flour mixture gradually until al ingredients are well blended
6. Store covered in the refrigerator for an hour.
7. Grease baking sheet.
8. Drop one tablespoon mounds two inches apart on baking sheet
9. Press an almond sliver in center of mound (optional).
10. Bake for 15 minutes until light golden brown.
11. Cool and serve.