Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

(Makes 30  2 1/2-inch cookies)

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

I have Derek's lovely sister to thank for this recipe! The only thing that I changed was the addition of liquid peppermint stevia and a little less maple syrup!

Ingredients:

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

1 ½ cups oat flour*

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon fine grain sea salt

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon (make sure you don't grab chilli powder)!

2 cups raw walnuts

3 Tablespoons melted coconut oil

1 cup 100% pure maple syrup

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups rolled oats

12 ounces or 1 ½ cups chocolate chips        

5-8 drops of Sweet Leaf liquid stevia (Peppermint) or more depending on your personal minty desire

**Not in full ingredients photo, stevia and rolled oats**

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper (I didn't do this, but depending on your pan you might need to.

*If you need to make oat flour, place 1 ¾ cups rolled oats in a food processor and process until powdery (I bought mine).

2. Place oat flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a mixing bowl and whisk together.

3. Place walnuts in a food processor and blend into a fine meal.  Add oil, maple syrup and vanilla and process until mixture has the consistency of natural nut butter.

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

4. Stir walnut mixture into flour mixture. Fold in 2 cups rolled oats and chocolate chips. Add 5-8 drops of peppermint stevia, or more, to desired minty taste!

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

 

5. Use a 1 ¾ -inch ice cream scooper to form dough into balls, and place on baking sheets.  You can fit 12 on a sheet.  Flatten cookies slightly with a damp hand.  Bake 13-15 minutes or until cookies begin to brown and tops look dry.

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

6. Cool a few minutes and then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

7. Enjoy!

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Today was awesome, it began with fresh juice and a hike up to Diamond Head Crater!

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Continued with some yoga, plenty of reading, and a long phone conversation with my man friend in California...and it ended with these cookies! YUM!

With Love,

laura mary