Cocoa Drop Cookies

©2014

Soft and chewy right out of the oven!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter    
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) lightly packed brown sugar  
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) honey  
• 1 egg                   
• 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) almond extract
• 1 cup (250 mL) all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup (75 mL) cocoa powder    
• 2 Tbsp (30 mL) ground flaxseed
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) alt 
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) baking powder

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 180º C (350º F). Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
2. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add honey, egg, vanilla and almond extract.
3.  In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, ground flaxseed, salt and baking powder.  Stir into creamed mixture and mix well.
4. Drop the dough by teaspoonful onto a baking sheet, leaving 2 inches (5 cm) between cookies.
5. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until edges are firm.
6. Remove from the oven. Remove the cookies from the baking sheet and cool on a rack.

Yield: 36 cookies.

Serving Size: 1 cookie. Each serving size contains 1/4 tsp (1 mL) of flax.