It’s fun to fill these cookies with different-colored jams and create a rainbow on
your plate!
Makes 8 cookies.
1 cup rolled oats (gluten-free, if desired)
6 ounces pitted dates (about 1 cup)
½ teaspoon vanilla bean powder
Fruit-sweetened jam in your favorite flavor(s)
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Place the oats and vanilla bean powder into a food processor fitted with the “S” blade and process into a flour-like consistency. Add dates and process
until a ball forms, adding a few more dates if necessary.
3. Divide into 8 pieces, roll into balls, and flatten with your hand. Using your fingertips, build up the sides of each cookie so you have an indentation to
hold the jam. Fill each cookie with the
jam of your choice.
4. Bake for 5 minutes on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a nonstick silicone baking mat. Let cool completely before serving.
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