Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

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• Ready In: 17 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup rolled oats (not instant or quick)
• 1  cup whole grain wheat flour
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts
• 1⁄2 cup  Ghirardelli double chocolate chips
• 1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup dark amber maple syrup
• 1  pinch salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Put oats in a food processor fitted witha steel blade, then pulse until oatmeal is broken up into small pieces (not powder!). Add the flour and process a bit. Next, add the walnuts, oil, maple syrup and salt and run the food processor until well mixed. Dump batter into a bowl. Add the chocolate chips and mix through. Drop the batter onto a large cookie sheet, a generous tablespoon per cookie. Bake for about 12 minutes. Remove cookies and cool on a plate. Freeze leftovers. Makes 12 cookies.