cosmic power cookies

Okay, I admit it. I love cookies. So, what do I do? Try to make healthier homemade treats like these to snack on when I have the urge. Cosmic cookies are originally a recipe from Planet Organic health food market in Canada. I have slightly modified the recipe to suit my needs as you can also do.

I like these cookies because they are hearty and dense and chocked full of seeds which are a fantastic source of all kinds of vitamins & minerals like zinc and magnesium. The cookies are vegan and wheat-free and are almost more like a power bar than a cookie. I am sure you could also make a gluten-free version; just substitute glute-free oats and use a gluten-free flour such as chickpea, rice or even soy flour in place of the spelt flour.

I think that next time I make these I will substitute the raisins with chopped unsulfured figs, dates, or apricots. There so many more dried fruits out there other than the raisin. I know that my daughter would love them with white chocolate chips. You get the point. The cookies are very versatile. Enjoy!

Yield: 36 cookies
Prep time: less than 10 minutes

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups - Quick cooking oats 560 ml
2 cups - Whole spelt flour 500 ml
1 cup - Sunflower seeds 250 ml
3/4 cup + 2 tbsp - Pumpkin seeds 210 ml
1/2 cup - Shredded coconut, unsweetened & unsulfured 125 ml
1/4 cup - Flax seeds 60 ml
1 cup - Granulated organic cane sugar 250 ml
1 tbsp - Cinnamon, ground 15 ml
2 1/4 tsp - Sea salt 11 ml
1 3/4 cups - Dark chocolate nibs 430 ml (or dark chocolate chips)
1 1/4 cups - Raisins 310 ml
1/4 cup - Water 60 ml
1/4 cup - Blackstrap molasses 60 ml
3/4 cup - Coconut oil 180 ml (or any other cooking oil will do)
1 cup - Rice milk 250 ml (or any other milk substitute)

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line baking trays with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients, everything from oats to raisins.
3. In a separate large bowl, combine wet ingredients, everything from water to rice milk.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix slow at a low speed (or by hand) until just combined. Do not over mix.
5. Portion cookie dough using a 1/4-cup measure and place onto lined baking tray.
6. Gently flatten cookies before baking.
7. Bake for ~18 minutes or until lightly browned.