Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
 
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Recipe type: Desserts
Serves: 18 cookies
Ingredients
  • ½ cup palm shortening (or unsalted butter)
  • ½ cup maple syrup or honey
  • ⅓-1/2 cup finely grated zucchini - place in a towel and squeeze out as much water as you can (or use pumpkin puree or grated apple)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons coconut flour (or use ½ cup oat flour)
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon pink himalayan salt
  • 1½ cups old fashioned rolled oats
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
  • ½ cup bittersweet chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a medium bowl, cream together palm shortening and syrup.
  3. Add egg, vanilla and zucchini and beat well.
  4. In separate bowl, combine coconut flour, soda, salt and cocoa and then add to syrup mixture.
  5. Stir in oatmeal and chocolate chips.
  6. Drop by spoonfuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet (or use parchment paper or Silpat).
  7. Lightly press cookies down so they are flattened discs.
  8. Bake for 13-18 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 cookie Calories: 110 Fat: 8g Carbohydrates: 9g Sodium: 88mg Fiber: 2g Protein: 2g
Recipe by at https://www.cookingupclean.com/dark-chocolate-oatmeal-cookies/