CHOCOLATE WALNUT COOKIES

CHOCOLATE WALNUT COOKIES

Preparation Time:  20-minutes

Yield: 4-dozen

Dough

1-cup maple syrup

1/4-cup coconut oil

2-teaspoons vanilla extract

1/3-cup ground flaxseed

1/3-cup water

2-cups walnut flour

2-cups oat flour

1-cup whole-wheat flour

1-teaspoon baking soda

1/2-teaspoon salt

Make walnut flour in a blender by pulsing the walnuts.  Oatmeal pulsed in a blender becomes oat flour. 

In a standing mixer, combine the flaxseed and wet ingredients.   

Whisk together the dry ingredients in a large bowl. 

Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until uniform.   

Drop by a tablespoon onto a baking sheet lined with parchment or a silicone pad. 

Press your thumb to make a depression in the middle of each cookie. 

Chocolate Filling

Yield:  one-half cup

1/2-cup chocolate chips

2-tablespoons vegan creamer or milk

In a glass container, zap the chips and milk in a microwave for one minute.  Stir with a spoon.  Zap again for 30 seconds if chips are not completely melted. 

Fill the cookie depression with chocolate by a teaspoon.

Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.