Not Your Typical Chocolate Chip Cookies

Whoo-hoo!! Another healthier cookie recipe! ;) It's easy to make these vegan- just use vegan chocolate chips and you're there! Personally I would use all whole wheat pastry flour and sucanat instead of sugar. This recipe came to me from Taste For Life magazine.

• Ready In: 46 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 12 cookies

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup  vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 cup banana, mashed
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 1⁄2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 3⁄4 cup chocolate chips
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Combine the oil, bananas, sugar, salt and cardamom in a medium saucepan.
3. Heat over low heat for about 2 minutes, whisking to blend everything.
4. Sift together the flours and baking soda into a large bowl.
5. Mix in the banana mixture until well combined.
6. Fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
7. Drop onto a parchment-lined or lightly oiled baking sheet.
8. Bake for 14-16 minutes, until they look slightly underdone (like other chocolate chips cookies, they will firm up after they are cooling).
9. Let rest on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.