Hallowe'en Chocolate and or Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Cookies-- Vegan hallowe'en treats

Today I made cookies to give out at Hallowe'en. I don't feel good about supporting processed food manufacturers, so I like to manufacture my own processed food instead. These spelt and oatmeal cookies tread the line between junky and okay. If you made them with coconut sugar instead of brown sugar, they would be more virtuous still. I made them vegan especially because I live in an area with a large South Asian population, and many of my neighbours are vegetarians. However, if you are not vegan, you can just sub in eggs for the egg replacer. Finally, they have the option of being chocolate chocolate chip or just chocolate chip. We made both!!!  Important note: I will label the wrapped cookies with my address and ingredients, so that they don't immediate get thrown in the garbage .... I hope.

photo by zephyr (4 years old)

photo by zephyr

ingredients:

1/2 cup butter (melted)

1 cup dark brown sugar

1 cup water

2 tsp egg replacer + 1/2 cup of water mixed together (or 2 eggs beaten up)

1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 tsp orange extract (optional)

1 tsp sea salt

1 tbsp ceylon cinnamon
1 tbsp ground vanilla bean

4 cups large flake oats

1/2 cup raw cacao (optional)

1/2 tsp baking soda

2 cups organic spelt flour

1 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 

directions:

1. put the oats  in a bowl and set aside 

2. combine butter and sugar in a second bowl

3. mix in the eggs or egg replacer to the butter and sugar

4. add the vanilla extract and vanilla

5. add the ceylon cinnamon and the sea salt, add the water

6. combine the oat mixture with the egg/butter/sugar/water mixture, and add the cacao if using

7. let the combined mixtures sit for  1 minute.

8. add the baking soda and stir

9. add the flour, and mix well

11. add the chocolate chips, and stir well.

12. drop by spoonful onto a lined baking sheet. Flatten and shape with a damp fork.

13. bake in a preheated oven at 345 for about 14 minutes

makes 5 dozen  cookies