Healthy Carrot Cake Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup oat flour (ground from rolled oats)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3 tbsp finely chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- pinch sea salt
- 3 heaping tbsp dairy-free chocolate chips
Wet Ingredients
- 1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flaxseeds, 3 tbsp water)
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup finely grated carrot
- 1 small banana, mashed (just less than 1/2 cup)
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Make flax egg in a small bowl, set aside to thicken for 2-3 minutes.
- Combine all dry ingredients except chocolate chips.
- In a separate bowl combine wet ingredients and stir.
- Add wet to dry and mix well, adding chocolate chips.
- Scoop cookie dough onto baking sheet and press down into 12 cookie shapes.
- Bake for 12-13 minutes, let cool for 10minutes before eating.