Maple and Flax Cookies

This recipe comes from the blog Domestic Affair, and is available in original form at http://domesticaffair.blogspot.com/2005/04/simply-sweet.html. These are free of wheat and refined sugar, and are similar to shortbread in consistency.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 16-20

Ingredients

• 2  cups  spelt flour
• 1⁄3 cup flax seed
• 1 -1 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1⁄2 cup maple syrup
• 1⁄2 cup  sunflower oil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine flour, flax seeds, cinnamon and salt. Pour in syrup and oil and mix just until all the flour's been absorbed.
2. Allow the dough to sit for 5-10 minutes before rolling into walnut-sized balls (or slightly larger) and placing them on a lightly oiled cookie sheet.
3. Press down on each ball gently with you index and middle finger - they'll flatten and you'll make a nice wavy impression in the cookie.
4. Slide in the oven and bake for 13 minutes. Allow to cool on a rack, or eat 'em warm with a tall glass of non-dairy milk.