The Ultimate Chocolate-chip Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats (not instant)
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 cup walnuts, lightly toasted and chopped
• 1 cup semisweet vegan chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 place the oats, flour, nuts, chocolate chips, salt, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl.
• 5 stir with a wire whisk.
• 6 place the oil, maple syrup, water, and vanilla in a small mixing bowl and beat vigorously with a wire whisk until emulsified.
• 7 stir into the oat-flour mixture, mixing hust until everything is evenly moistened.
• 8 let sit 5 minutes.
• 9 drop slightly rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, about 1 inch apart.
• 10 the dough will be crumbly.
• 11 flatten with your hand to 1/3-inch thick.
• 12 smooth the edges to make each cookie uniformly round, gently pressing the dough so that the cookies hold together.
• 13 bake one sheet at a time on the center shelf of the oven until cookies are lightly brown, about 18 minutes.
• 14 transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely.
• 15 store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.