Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies
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Serves: 24
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup (110 grams) walnuts
  • ⅓ cup sandy brown (I used rapadura) sugar
  • ¼ cup whole rolled oats
  • ¼ cup raw cacao powder
  • ½ teaspoon bicarb soda
  • 1 egg
  • 2 medjool dates, pitted (46 grams when pitted)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • ½ cup chocolate chunks or chips, optional
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 170 degrees and line 2 large baking trays with greaseproof paper
  2. Place walnuts, sugar, oats, cacao and bicarb soda in the bowl of a food processor
  3. Blitz until finely chopped
  4. Add egg, dates and vanilla and blitz until well combined and a thick, sticky 'paste' has formed
  5. Tip into a bowl and stir through chocolate chunks or chips
  6. Using two teaspoons, scoop out teaspoonfuls of mixture and place on prepared trays
  7. Using the back of a clean, wet teaspoon, flatten biscuits as best as possible (they won't spread while cooking)
  8. Bake for 8-10 minutes
  9. Allow to cool before devouring!
Recipe by Healthy Home Cafe at http://healthyhomecafe.com/2016/08/30/chewy-chocolate-chunk-cookies/