The Heart Healthiest Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 cups walnuts
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups oat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet vegan chocolate chips (i use only 3/4 cup chocolate chips, to cut calories)

Recipe

• 1 1. preheat oven to 350°f coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray, or line with parchment paper.
• 2 2. blend walnuts in food processor 30 seconds, or until ground into a fine meal. add canola oil, and blend 2 to 3 minutes more, or until mixture has the consistency of natural peanut butter, scraping down sides of food processor occasionally. transfer to bowl.
• 3 3. whisk together brown sugar and ½ cup water in small saucepan, and bring mixture to a boil. pour brown sugar mixture over ground walnut butter, add vanilla extract, and stir until no lumps remain.
• 4 4. whisk together oat flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in separate bowl. stir oat flour mixture into walnut mixture. cool 10 minutes. fold in oats, then chocolate chips.
• 5 5. shape cookie dough into 2-inch balls, and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. flatten cookies with bottom of drinking glass dipped in water. bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until cookies begin to brown and tops look dry. cool 3 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.