OLIVE OIL COOKIES

Ingredients:

1 x half cup of olive oil

1 x quarter cup of maple syrup

1 x flax egg - mix 1 tbsp. ground flax seed meal with 3 tbsp. of water. Mix together and let sit in your fridge for 15 minutes to set up and thicken (or an egg if you prefer)

1 x half cup of coconut sugar

2 x cups of oat flour

1 x handful of chocolate chips

1.5 x tablespoons of vanilla essence

1 x teaspoon of baking powder

1 x sprinkle of sea salt (optional)

Method:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees.

2. Combine the maple syrup, egg replacer, vanilla and coconut sugar into a mixing bowl.

3. Mix in the flour & baking powder and stir well until smooth.

4. Fold in the chocolate chips.

5. Using a tablespoon, scoop out portions of the dough onto an oven proof tray and keep each portion apart as the mixture is runny.

6. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

7. Carefully remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes before serving.