Alicia's Wheat-free, Lactose Free Almond Surprise Cookies

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup oat bran
• 1 cup brown rice flour
• 1/4 cup flax seed meal
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup almond butter
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup prune puree
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 egg
• 3 egg whites
• 1 tablespoon almond extract
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon stevia
• 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup ground pecans

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 mix together the applesauce, prune puree, orange juice, eggs, brown sugar, almond butter, stevia, almond extract and vanilla
• 3 combine oat bran, brown rice flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, and flax meal (or ground flax seeds) - sift together and slowly add to wet mixture.
• 4 mix should be quite soft but not runny. if it is too firm, add a little water. if too runny, add more oats and/or flax meal.
• 5 add in the chocolate chips, dried cranberries (dried cherries are even better but much more expensive) and pecans.
• 6 drop onto a standard sized baking sheet (about 12 cookies per sheet) and bake for approximately 8 minutes.