Categories: Cookies, Vegetarian 
      Yield: 30 servings 
  
    1/4 c  Canola oil                          1 c  Whole wheat pastry flour 
      1 c  Almond butter                            -(Sifted before measuring) 
    1/4 c  Maple syrup                       1/4 ts Salt 
    1/2 ts Pure vanilla extract            
  
  Preheat oven to 300F. Lightly grease a baking sheet (or use a nonstick 
  one). 
   
  Mix together almond butter and oil; beat until smooth. Mix in maple syrup 
  and vanilla extract. 
   
  Stir together flour and salt. Add to almond butter mixture and mix until 
  just combined. Cover and refrigerate for 10 minutes. 
   
  Roll dough into 3/4-inch balls. Place on baking sheet and flatten with a 
  fork. 
   
  Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, until bottoms are lightly browned. 
  Cool a couple of minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a cooling 
  rack. 
   
  Variation: try with other nut butters. 
   
  From: Breadtime Stories: A Cookbook for Bakers and Browsers, by Susan Jane 
  Cheney 
   
  Shari Dawson @Newsgroups: rec.food.veg