Nat’s Energy Cookies

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup oil (olive, soya, sunflower, grapeseed, sesame)
• 3/4 cup honey or maple syrup (I do half and half)
• 5 large eggs
• 3 tablespoons of vanilla
• 2 tablespoons of water
• 3 cups of oat flakes/quick cooking oats
• 1 cup of flour (kamut, whole wheat, multi-grain…your choice)
• 1/2 cup of ground flax seed
• 1/2 cup of ground All-Bran
• 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of Jamaican spice
• 3+ cups of personal mix: pumpkin seeds, sesame, poppy, sunflower, slivered almonds, cranberries, raisins, chocolate chips or caroub, pine nuts, other dried fruits etc. You can be creative with this! I tend to go nut free in the school year to make it school safe and since I’m not much into dried fruits, I usually go for the seeds and chocolate chips.

 

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Mix oil and honey/maple syrup
3. Add the lightly beaten eggs, vanilla and water
4. Mix all the dry ingredients in a separate bowl
5. Add the first mix to the dry ingredients. Moisten
6. Press the cookie mix into a tablespoon and dispose on the cookie sheet
7. Put cookies in the oven, on top grill
8. Cook about 15-20 minutes depending on your cookie size and oven

A cup of coffee and a cookie and you’re good for a few hours!Little advice: Not the greatest snack to give before going to sleep as it has so much protein that it really should be used as an energy booster mid-morning or mid-afternoon!