Fig Smushed-Anise-Almond Cookies

• 1/4 cup soymilk
• 2 teaspoons ground flax seeds
• 1 1/4 cups demarera sugar
• 2/3 cup canola oil
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon anise extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
• 12 dried black figs (cut in half)

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease two baking sheets.
2. Beat flaxseed vigorously with soy milk until frothy.
3. Add sugar and oil and beat until emulsified.
4. Mix in vanilla and anise extracts.
5. Add 1 cup of flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well.
6. Add remaining flour. fold in almonds.
7. Loosely roll into golf-ball size balls and flatten to 2-inch diameter. Place on cookie sheet.
8. Gently but firmly smush half a fig cut-side down into center of each cookie.
9. Bake 12-14 minutes until fig is soft and bottom of cookie is golden brown. Tops won't brown much.
10. remove from oven, cool 5 minutes, and transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.

soymilk, ground flax seeds, demarera sugar, canola oil, vanilla, flour, whole wheat flour, anise, baking powder, salt, almonds, black figs

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fig-smushed-anise-almond-cookies-301884 (may not work)