Dairy-Free Shortbread Cookies

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You won't even miss the dairy in these cookies!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Whole wheat pastry Flour
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose Flour
• 1/2 tsp Sea salt (optional)
• 1 stick Earth Balance Vegan butter (softened)
• 1/3 cup Honey
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
• 2 Tbs Almond milk
• 2 Tbs chopped dried Cherries
• 1/4 cup chopped Pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine whole wheat, unbleached flour and salt. In a separate bowl, mix butter, honey, vanilla extract, almond milk. Add flour mixture, dried cherries and pecans. Mix well. Form dough into a log. Cover with plastic wrap. Chill for 30 minutes. Cut dough 1/4 to1/2 inch thick and place on cookie sheet. Bake for about 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are slightly golden brown.

Some Health Benefits

Pecans boost good cholesterol and reduce unhealthy cholesterol in the blood system. they support blood health in general and heart health. Pecans also help the body process foods and to release energy from what we eat.

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