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Mind Blowing Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

April 8, 2014 17 Comments

Chocolate-Oatmeal-Cookies

I’m just gonna come right out and say it:

Last week was my “special” time of the month. And during this time, I crave chocolate. Just like every other woman on the planet.

So, I did what any chocolate craving woman would do – I stuffed my face full of chocolate chips. The only thing I had on hand.

But then I thought – there has to be something better than this that I can make, that wont leave me slaving away in the kitchen for an hour (or more)!

Oatmeal-Chocolate-Cookies

I had planned on making chocolate chip cookies, but decided – nope. Not enough chocolate for me. So instead, I made my chocolate chip cookies with a few additions, chocolate CHUNKS (mmmm, more chocolate) and cocoa powder.

I get my ingredients out of the cupboards, and I’m about to grab my whole wheat flour, but then I realize – OMG, I’m out of flour! I’m out of flour! I will never eat cookies again!

After I sobbed for a bit, I put on my thinking cap. There has to be something I can use instead of whole wheat flour. I stared in my cupboards for about 10 minutes and finally I saw them… a big container of rolled oats.

YES! I can make oat flour! That will work!

And, it did. I made these cookies twice last week (don’t judge!), once with the oat flour and once with whole wheat flour (after I made my hubby grab some from the store on his way home from work). I actually liked these with the oat flour more than with whole wheat flour. Imagine that.

Mind Blowing Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies
Recipe Type: Cookies
Author: Vegan Insanity
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 12 mins
Total time: 27 mins
Serves: 1 dozen cookies
If you’re craving chocolate, this recipe is for you, my friend. These cookies come together so quickly and easily and they are loaded with chocolate! Ooey gooey delicious chocolate. Enjoy!
Ingredients
  • 1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flax + 2 tbsp water)
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter (use sunflower seed butter for nut-free option)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups oat flour
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chunks
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line a large baking sheet with a Silplat mat or parchment paper.
  2. In a small bowl, mix together the flax and water and set aside to thicken (about 10 minutes).
  3. In a large bowl, add coconut oil, peanut butter, brown sugar and vanilla. Mix the ingredients until very smooth.
  4. Add in the baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt. Mix again until combined. Add in the oat flour and flax egg, and mix again.
  5. Finally, add in the chocolate chunks and stir by hand. Make sure everything is combined very well. Add a bit of plant milk if your batter is too dry, a tablespoon at a time.
  6. Roll batter into 12 large balls, place them on your prepared baking sheet, and press down gently on each ball, with the palm of your hand, to flatten.
  7. Bake for 12 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack. Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes.
Notes
*Use sunflower seed butter to make these cookies nut-free.[br]*Add a tablespoon or two of plant milk (almond, hemp, soy, etc.) to your batter if it is too dry to roll into balls.[br][br]To make oat flour: Take 1 1/2 cups rolled oats and add to your food processor. Process until the oats resembles flour. 1 1/2 cups rolled oats = 1 1/2 cups oat flour.
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I'm Cassie - vegan food lover and animal rights activist. I live in Vaughan, Ontario, right near Toronto, with my husband, our 2 kids, 3 cats, and a dog that thinks he's a cat, too. I love to cook and share delicious vegan food with everyone I know. MORE →


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