I have been making these cookies for years now. And over the years the recipe has evolved into a much healthier version of itself. From refined white sugar, all-purpose flour and butter to oat flour, virgin coconut oil, maple syrup ( a fraction of the original) and seeds. Lentils in a cookie you may ask? “yes lentils are versatile they add body, texture and are super healthy. In reality lentils are bland and can go in any direction: savory or sweet so its perfect it that sense.
These cookies are so good and wholesome you can even eat them for breakfast with coffee or tell your kids to eat cookies for breakfast. Now that will make you the best mom ever! “Dont kids say that.”
Lentils Cookies
Yield: 17-20/ 3 inch cookies
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup puy or brown lentils
- 1/2 cup melted virgin coconut oil
- 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup all-purpose whole-wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups quick rolled oats
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds toasted
- 1/4 cup dried fruit cranberries
- chia egg (1 tablespoon chia seeds + 4 tablespoon water)
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds slightly pounded (optional)
- 50 gms Melted dark chocolate for drizzling
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
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DIRECTIONS
Cook the lentils in boiling water for 20-25 minutes. Drain well and leave it to dry out for 10 minutes. Soak chia seeds in 1/4 cup of water for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a cookie sheet or line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl or food processor, pulse 2 cups rolled oats to a flour like consistency. Remove into a mixing bowl.
- Next in the food processor pulse the cooked lentils, coconut oil and maple syrup till blended but has some texture, mix chia egg. Add to the bowl. Add the flours, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Stir in the fennel seeds, pumpkin seeds and dried fruit and mix well.
- Drop the cookies by the spoonful onto the prepared baking sheet and flatten slightly. Bake the cookies for 13 to 15 minutes till golden on the edges. Cool on a baking rack. Drizzle with melted chocolate in zigzag manner. Let the chocolate set. Enjoy!
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