HEALTHY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

These chocolate chip cookies are sinfully good, good for you and are a breeze to make.  No mixer needed.   See my note about the oat flour.  Rather than purchasing specialty flour you can make it yourself. 

Ingredients:
1 cup whole wheat  flour
1/2 cup ground oatmeal (see note below)
1 tsp baking powder
1⁄2 tsp baking soda
1⁄4 cup unrefined sugar
1⁄4 tsp sea salt
1⁄4 cup agave nectar
1 - 1 1⁄2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1⁄4 cup organic canola oil
1 tablespoon almond milk (or other nut or soy milk)
1⁄3 cup non-dairy chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C). In a bowl, sift in the flour, oat flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the sugar and salt, and stir until well combined. In a separate bowl, combine the agave nectar and vanilla, then stir in the oil and milk until well combined. Add the wet mixture to the dry, along with the chocolate chips and walnuts and stir until just combined (do not over mix). Place spoonfuls of the batter on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and flatten a little. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until just golden (if you bake for much longer, they will dry out). Let cool on the sheet for about 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack. Makes about 15 medium sized cookies.

Oatmeal flour can be made with your own blender.  We have recycled glass jars that fit the mouth of our old blender.  We use a 6 to 8 ounce jar to make a smaller container to blend the oatmeal into flour.  It works like a charm.  It is our BPA-free "bullet" blender.  It may look funny, but it works just fine.   An alternative would be using the Cuisinart or a spice blender.