Nut Jam Filled Thumbprint Cookies
These tasty, moist cookies are great any time of year.

Ingredients:
2 cups pastry flour
1 cup ground nuts
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup canola oil
⅓ cup – ½ cup orange juice
⅓ cup Emerald Forest Xylitol or Erythritol
1 ½ teaspoons almond extract
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Favorite jam

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Line a baking tray with parchment paper or oil the tray lightly.

Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add all liquid ingredients. Mix with a fork until well blended. Turn the mix onto the countertop and shape into a ball. Pull off 18 pieces of dough and form into small balls on baking tray. Press a small hole into the center of each cookie with your thumb and fill with your favorite jam. Bake 12-15 minutes.

Time to Prepare: 20 minutes
Yield: 18 cookies
Recipe courtesy of Jules Marie ©2009