Savory Cookies with Sweet Basil, Sugar Free

Savory Cookies with a wonderful aromatic Sweet Basil are Sugar Free, a very close cousin to Shortbread Cookies with Whole Wheat flour and Coconut Sugar.

                       You need:
~ Whole Wheat flour - 250g (Whole Spelt or Polbyanaya flour works well too)
~ 1 Egg
~ Butter- 150g
~ Baking Soda- 1/2 teaspoon
~ Salt "Herbamare" or Sea Salt and Black Pepper
~ Dry Sweet Basil (any dry herbs can be added instead) - 3 teaspoons
~ A box grater

      ** Preheat the oven to 350F (177 C)
== Sift the flour and return bran and germ from the whole wheat flour back to the sifted flour. Note: Always sift Any type of the flour for baking.

 == Add Herbamare seasoning (or salt and pepper), dry Sweet Basil and Baking Soda. Mix all ingredients.

 == Grate the Butter into the Flour/Spices mixture in two portions by using a box Grater.

 == Grate one half of the Butter and mix  it with the flour/spices mixture with you hands, just lightly dust the butter particles with the flour. Do not squeeze.

== Grate the other half of the Butter into the Flour mixture and again mix it lightly with the flour. Do not squeeze.

== In a separate small bowl break 1 Egg and mix it lightly with a fork

 == Add the Egg into the Flour/Spices/Butter mixture

 == In this step, squeeze and mix at the same time the egg with the flour mixture.

 == Form a ball. Wrap it with a plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Note: you can freeze the dough for months.

 == To make a cookies. The dough contains fiber and not elastic as a white flour dough. It is not going to roll into one whole slice. That is why, cut the dough into 4 portions and roll every small portion to make cookies.

 == Bake cookies for 25 minutes. Check with a wooden (tooth) stick. It is ready when the stick comes out clean.

  The cookies are good on their own. They can be used as tartlets base. Also I use this dough for quiche. Dry herbs work better than fresh.
                    Enjoy and Be Healthy:)