COOKIE-NUT SHORTIES WITH VARIATIONS

Oil a 9-inch square pan

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Yield: 32 cookies

½- cup oil (canola or coconut)

½-cup agave nectar

¼-teaspoon salt

2-cups whole-wheat pastry flour

1½-cups coconut, unsweetened

In a standing mixing bowl, mix together the oil and agave.

In another bow, whisk together the flour, coconut, and salt. 

Add the dry to the wet.  Mix until uniform.

Press the dough in a parchment lined 9-inch-square pan with a spoon.  Cut into 32 equal parts before baking. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until lightly golden.  Cool and cut again. The cookies should cut apart easily. 

This is a very forgiving creative recipe.