Nut & Seed Cookies

[Dee]

1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1/2 cup tahini or peanut butter

1 1/2 cup quinoa flakes
1/4 cup raw (not roasted) sunflower seeds
1/4 cup walnuts
1 Tablsp sesame seeds
Preheat the oven to 350 and coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Set it aside. Place the maple syrup and tahini or peanut butter in a small mixing bowl, and cream them together. Then stir in the quinoa flakes and sunflower seeds, walnuts & sesame seeds and mix well. Drop the dough by 12 rounded tablespoons onto the prepared baking sheet. Flatten each cookie slightly with the back of the spoon. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned. Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 5 full minutes. Then carefully loosen them and transfer them to a cooling rack using a metal spatula.Cool the cookies completely before storing them.