Pignoli Cookies

Pignoli Cookies

(www.DrFuhrman.com)

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups cooked chickpeas or 1 (15 ounce) can low sodium or no salt added chickpeas, drained
• 1 cup raw almonds
• 4 pitted medjool dates or 8 regular dates
• 1 apple, cored
• 3 teaspoons almond extract
• ¼ cup water
• ¾ cup old fashioned rolled oats
• 1/3 cup pine nuts

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Blend chickpeas, almonds, dates, apple, almond extract and water in a high-powered blender until smooth.
3. Place in a bowl and mix in oats
4. Drop on a parchment-lined baking sheet in 2 tablespoon scoopfuls. Flatten a little with a fork and top with pine nuts, pressing into the dough to secure.
5. Bake for 12 minutes

Makes 26 cookies