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Food from the Farm: Maple Walnut Jam Cookies

The idea of baking with alternatives to white sugar has been hounding me for a few months now, and I have to admit I have been resistant. If I'm going to eat a cookie, I figure, I want it to taste like a cookie. All that changed when I tried these Marian Welch's cookies, which are sweetened with maple syrup. They are simply delicious, and couldn't be simpler to make. I threw all the ingredients in the food processor and had warm cookies in half an hour. Many thanks to Justamere Tree Farm for sharing this recipe with us. It's one I will be making often.

• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 cup oats*
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour*
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup maple syrup (Dark Amber or B Grade best)
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. cinnamon

Grind walnuts and oats together in a food processor. Mix oil and syrup in measuring cup. Stir all ingredients into a mixing bowl. Make balls, press thumb in middle, and fill cavity with jam; raspberry and apricot work well. Bake in preheated oven for 10-15 minutes*.

* Note: Marian's original recipe is as above. I found the batter to be too wet for balls, so I added an additional 1/4 cup of oats and pastry flour to get a consistency I liked working with. I also increased the baking time to about 20 minutes.

Post a Comment By: | Aug 26, 2011 05:44 PM | Permalink Is there a gluten-free version of this that any one may have tried? Thanks! flag as inappropriate   Reply to this Comment

By: Genny Lehrer | May 26, 2011 10:17 AM | Permalink It seems a nice base but I refuse to use canola oil 80% or more is a GMO. I'll play with it until it is organic. I just made Peanut Butter with "Cold Pressed" EVOO & Coconut oil so it shouldn't be to hard. Temp & time depend on size/pan. flag as inappropriate   Reply to this Comment

By: Kim Skinner | May 25, 2011 08:45 PM | Permalink Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 mins I found this at http://www.brain-sludge.com/blogs/u1076-e76/ flag as inappropriate   Reply to this Comment

By: | May 25, 2011 01:54 PM | Permalink Are there no eggs in these cookies? flag as inappropriate   Reply to this Comment

By: | May 25, 2011 01:41 PM | Permalink at what temperature do you bake them?? it just says bake in preheated oven.... thanks!! Amy flag as inappropriate   Reply to this Comment