Cranberry Spice Cookies
20 small pitted dates soaked in 1/2 cup water
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
1/4 cup hemp seeds
1 1/2 cup rolled oats, divided
1 t. baking soda
1 t cinnamon
1/4 t nutmeg
1/8 t cloves
1/2 cup fruit juice sweetened dried cranberries
Soak dates for at least 4 hours. Grind seeds and 1/2 cup oats to powder in 2 batches in a coffee grinder or use a strong blender. Add soaked dates, along with soak water, ground seeds and oats, baking soda and spices to food processor fitted with the S blade. Process till smooth. Manually stir in oats and dried cranberries. Process briefly if need to make sure all is mixed well. Scoop out dough with a spoon or cookie scoop and place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Mash just a bit with a fork. Bake at 350 for 12 – 13 minutes.