Almond Cantucci - Christina Cooks

Ingredients

• ½ cup slivered almonds
• 1 ¼ cup sprouted whole wheat or whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/3 cup fine yellow cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons arrowroot
• Generous pinch sea salt
• 8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 6 tablespoons coconut sugar
• ¼ cup brown rice syrup
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons spring or filtered water
• ½ teaspoon anise seed
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves stripped from stems and chopped