Holiday: Thumbprint Cookies

1 CUP ALMONDS (SOAKED FOR 8 HOURS)
1 CUP HAZELNUTS (SOAKED FOR 8 HOURS)
½ CUP FLAX MEAL
1 CUP PITTED DATES (SOAKED)
1 TBL. ORANGE ZEST
1 TBL. VANILLA EXTRACT

Put everything except the flax meal in the food processor or run through the juicer with the blank piece in. Mix until well ground.

Add flax meal (can be made by putting less than ½ cup of whole flax seeds in a dry blender and grinding until flax seed becomes meal)

Stir well.

Make small round Tbl. size balls. Flatten them onto your dehydrator screen (no teflex).

Make an indentation with your thumb, then add the fruit filling.

Dehydrate at 105 degrees until fruit filling is firm. 8-12 hours. Makes about 12

FRUIT FILLING:

6 DRIED TURKISH APRICOTS, SOAKED 4 HOURS
2 DATES, SOAKED
4 TBL. PURIFIED WATER OR APRICOT SOAK JUICE

OTHER FILLINGS:

MANGOES RUN THROUGH THE JUICER OR FOOD PROCESSOR UNTIL SMOOTH
DATES OR RAISINS, SOAKED THEN BLENDED
RASPBERRIES AND DATES BLENDED TOGETHER