molasses carob chip cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 cup regular rolled oats
• 2/3 cup almonds
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened dried coconut
• 1 cup unsweetened carob chips

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 7 mins Ready Time: 27 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
• place oats into the bowl of a food processor. process until finely chopped. pour ground oats back into measuring cup, and add more oats to make a full cup. set aside.
• place almonds and vegetable oil into the bowl of a food processor. process until smooth and paste-like. scrape almond mixture into a mixing bowl. add the butter, molasses, sugar, and egg to the mixing bowl with the nut mixture; beat ingredients together until well blended. stir in baking soda, oats, whole wheat flour, coconut, and carob chips, and blend thoroughly. drop by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
• bake in preheated oven until tops set and look dry, about 7 minutes. remove from oven and transfer to racks to cool.