Makes 30 Cookies/Vegan
2 cups of walnuts
3 tbs. canola oil
1 cup light brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups oat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 cups of rolled oats
1 1/2 cups vegan chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Coat 2 baking dishes with cooking spray.
2. Blend walnuts in a food processor 30 seconds, or until ground to a fine meal. Add oil, and blend 2 to 3 minutes more, or until mixture has consistency of natural peanut butter. Transfer to bowl.
3. Whisk together brown sugar and 1/2 cup water in saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour brown sugar mixture over walnut butter, add vanilla extract, and stir until no lumps remain.
4. Whisk together oat flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in separate bowl. Stir oat flour mixture into walnut mixture. Cool dough 10 minutes.
5. Fold oats, then chocolate chips into dough. Shape into 2 inch balls, and place 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.
