Some mornings, I love eating a warm bowl of oatmeal topped with chopped walnuts and a dollop or two of yogurt, but my husband is NOT a fan.
When I prepare rolled oats as an option for breakfast, he’ll look at me suspiciously, and wonder what he did wrong to deserve such a terrible meal.
BUT, when I use those same oats to make these Chocolate Chip Walnut cookies, it’s a whole different story. He’s all in!
So, it’s not necessarily that he hates oats, it’s just the way they are prepared.
When they are baked with walnuts, chocolate chips, and sugar, he LOVES oats.
I’m sure he would also love it if I put a big plate of these cookies in front of him first thing in the morning. But, that’s not going to happen. He’s going to have to wait for dessert.
Enjoy the oats!
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¼ tsp. sea salt
- ½ cup granulated cane juice
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
- ½ cup walnuts, chopped
- ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tbsp. coconut oil
- 1 tsp. vanilla flavoring
- 6 tbsp. pastured butter
- Preheat the oven to 350º.
- Mix dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- Mix wet ingredients (egg, coconut oil, vanilla) in a separate bowl.
- Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix.
- Drop 6 tablespoons of butter into the bowl and work it into the mixture until you get cookie dough consistency.
- Line a baking pan with a sheet parchment paper.
- Take ⅓ cup of batter to form into a cookie shape and place onto parchment paper.
- You should get 7-8 cookies.
- Leave at least two inches of space between cookies.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until brown around the edges.
Andrea Beaman is an internationally renowned Holistic Health Coach, Natural Foods Chef, Speaker, Herbalist and best-selling author who helps people feel happier, healthier and in control of their health. She was named one of the top 100 Most Influential Health and Fitness Experts, is the recipient of the Natural Gourmet Institute’s Award for Excellence in Health-Supportive Education and a Health Leadership award from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Since 1999, Andrea has been teaching people how to harness their body’s own preventative and healing powers using food, herbal remedies and alternative medicine.
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