Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 6 pitted dates
• 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1/4 cup walnuts
• 2/3 cup rolled oats, divided
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1/4 cup unbleached cane sugar
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons shredded coconut (unsweetened)
• 1/2 cup spelt flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325º f. line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 2 submerge dates in hot water (not quite boiling) for 10 minutes, so they can soften a bit. stir together the ground flax seed and water, and set aside.
• 3 put the soaked dates and the walnuts in the bowl of a food processor, and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse sand. add in the flax mixture, 1/3 cup of the oats, the canola oil, cane sugar, salt, and vanilla. pulse again for about 15-20 seconds, to chop and mix everything well.
• 4 transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl, and stir in the coconut, flour, baking soda, and the remaining 1/3 cup of oats. when everything is well combined, stir in the chocolate chips.
• 5 drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheet. flatten the cookies just slightly with the back of a spoon (or your hands), because they won't spread much during baking. bake for 8-10 minutes, or until they start to turn golden. allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.