Soynut Butter Cookies

Description

 * Yield: 4 dozen cookies.

Ingredients

 * ¾ cup soynut butter
 * ½ cup vegetable shortening
 * 1¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
 * 3 tbs soymilk
 * 1 tbs vanilla
 * 1 egg
 * ¼ cup soy flour
 * 1½ cup all-purpose flour
 * ¾ tsp salt
 * ¾ tsp baking soda
 * ½ cup roasted, salted soynuts (for topping)

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 375°F.
 * 2) Combine soynut butter, shortening, brown sugar, soymilk and vanilla in large bowl.
 * 3) Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
 * 4) Add egg.
 * 5) Beat just until blended.
 * 6) Combine flour, salt and baking soda.
 * 7) Add to creamed mixture at low speed.
 * 8) Mix just until blended.
 * 9) Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
 * 10) Flatten slightly by pressing four soynuts in each cookie center in pinwheel design.
 * 11) Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until set and just beginning to brown.
 * 12) Do not over brown.
 * 13) Cool 1 minute on baking sheet.
 * 14) Remove cookies to wire rack to cool completely.

Nutritional information
Serving size: 1 cookie. Per serving:
 * 86 calories | 4 g fat (0.7 g sat fat) | 2 g protein (1 g soy protein) | 10 g carbohydrate | 85 mg sodium | 4 mg cholesterol | 0.4 g dietary fiber.