Raisin Spice Cookies

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Raisin Spice Cookies

Recipe adapted from Quinoa Revolution

This week I am exploring all the different ways you can incorporate Quinoa into your diet. These cookies use Quinoa flour, and it's nutty taste compliments the raisins and walnuts perfectly. You can buy Quinoa flour at Bulk Barn or Natural food stores.

Makes 24 cookies:

• 1 cup sultana raisins
• 1/2 cup salted butter
• 3/4 cup organic cane sugar (or white sugar)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cup Quinoa flour
• 1 cup almond flour (ground almonds)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray baking sheets with cooking oil 
2. Place raisins in bowl and cover with boiling water. Allow to sit for 10 minutes.
3. In the meantime, cream butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time and then add vanilla. 
4. In a large bowl, mix together Quinoa flour, almond flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and ground cloves.
5. Add butter mixture to flour mixture and mix well. Drain raisins and fold in with chopped walnuts.
6. Roll dough into 1 1/2" balls, and place 2" apart. Bake one sheet at a time for 11 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
7. Allow cookies to rest for 10 minutes out of the oven until you transfer to a wire rack to cool further.