Salty Chocolate Oat Cookies
 
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Recipe type: Dessert/Snack
Serves: 28
Ingredients
  • 2 cups of all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons coarse sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 cup brown sugar, tightly packed
  • ½ cup raw cane sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups quick cooking oats
  • 3.5 ounces good-quality dark chocolate, melted (I used Lindt 70% cocoa)
  • Good quality sea salt flakes
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or coat them with cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sea salt and baking soda. In a medium bowl, whisk the applesauce and brown sugar until the sugar is completely dissolved. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, scraping the bowl as needed. Add vanilla extract and beat until all the ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
  3. Slowly stir in the flour mixture in three batches. Mix in the oats and the melted chocolate.
  4. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Using a spoon, scoop the dough into golf ball size portions and set an inch apart on the baking sheets. Bake for 13 minutes. The cookies should be completely set but still soft on top.
  5. Sprinkle with sea salt flakes as soon as the cookies come out of oven. Cool down completely on the sheet pan.
  6. Serving size = 1 cookie
Recipe by Healthy Recipe Ecstasy at https://www.healthyrecipeecstasy.com/salty-chocolate-oat-cookies/