COCONUT SHORTIES

COCONUT SHORTIES

Oil a 9-inch square pan

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Yield: 32 cookies

½- cup applesauce

½-cup agave nectar

¼-teaspoon salt

2-cups whole-wheat pastry flour

1½-cups fresh coconut

Place the fresh coconut in the blender.  Rough chop the coconut by setting the blender on high and turning the blender on and off. 

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

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

Add the dry to the wet.  Mix until uniform.

Press the dough in an oiled 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 easily cut apart.