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Thumbprint Cookies

Yields 30 cookies

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups white whole-wheat flour

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ cup applesauce

¼ teaspoon baking powder

⅓ cup apple juice concentrate

2 tablespoons milk (dairy or soy)

⅔ cup butter or trans fat– free margarine, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ cup all-fruit spread

These cookies get all of their sweetness from fruit. Experiment with different flavors of fruit spread (e.g., strawberry, apricot, blueberry or plum).

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.

  • In a medium bowl, combine flour and salt.

  • In a large bowl, combine applesauce with baking powder.

  • Add apple juice concentrate, milk, butter or trans fat–free margarine, and vanilla to the applesauce mixture. Mix well.

  • Slowly add dry ingredients to wet. Stir to combine.

  • Form batter into 1″ balls. Make a depression in the middle of each ball with thumb or back of a spoon.

  • Fill depressions with fruit spread.

  • Bake for 10–12 minutes.

What Is White Whole-Wheat Flour?

White whole-wheat flour is a whole-grain flour made from an albino variety of wheat. Just like the browner whole-wheat flour, white whole-wheat flour is made from all parts of the grain, so it has the nutritional benefits of a whole grain. It has a sweeter taste than whole-wheat flour made from the red variety of wheat, and it is usually processed into a finer flour than traditional whole-wheat flour.

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