Holiday Cookies

So one of the items on my list of things to do is crossed off.



These cookies have been made and bundled up for my coworkers at LUSH. The alterations that I made for this batch (which was delicious btw):

-- Valrhona cocoa in lieu of black cocoa
-- no instant coffee
-- since I couldn't grind the cloves in my mortar/pestle, I used mace instead
-- almonds instead of walnuts
-- a bit of agave nectar and maple syrup instead of brown rice syrup
-- an extra 1/3 c. of molasses instead of brown sugar
-- applesauce instead of apple butter

Also, here's a list of useful substitutions for syrups.