Cookie recipe with Poivre des Dunes

Recipe for 12 peppery, floral cookies.

250g quick-cooking rolled oats

1 cup pumpkin purée

1/2 cup maple syrup

1/2 cup dried cranberries

2 tsp ground dune pepper

Heat oven to 350°F.

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and adjust the amount of maple syrup and dune pepper to taste.

Shape 10 to 12 cookies with an ice-cream scoop or your hands, half an inch thick, and bake for about 10 minutes.

Cool on a cookie rack and enjoy.

Keep in an airtight container for 3 days at room temperature or 7 days in the refrigerator.

DUNE PEPPER (SPECKLED ALDER) IS A PEPPERY, FLORAL SPICE HARVESTED IN NORTHERN QUEBEC AROUND CHAPAIS.