Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 6 pitted dates
• 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
• 3 tablespoons water
• 14 cup walnuts
• 23 cup rolled oats, divided
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 14 cup unbleached cane sugar
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons shredded coconut (unsweetened)
• 12 cup spelt flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 13 cup dark chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Submerge dates in hot water (not quite boiling) for 10 minutes, so they can soften a bit.
3. Stir together the ground flax seed and water, and set aside.
4. Put the soaked dates and the walnuts in the bowl of a food processor, and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse sand.
5. Add in the flax mixture, 1/3 cup of the oats, the canola oil, cane sugar, salt, and vanilla.
6. Pulse again for about 15-20 seconds, to chop and mix everything well.
7. Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl, and stir in the coconut, flour, baking soda, and the remaining 1/3 cup of oats.
8. When everything is well combined, stir in the chocolate chips.
9. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheet.
10. Flatten the cookies just slightly with the back of a spoon (or your hands), because they won't spread much during baking.
11. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until they start to turn golden.
12. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

dates, ground flax seeds, water, walnuts, rolled oats, canola oil, cane sugar, salt, vanilla, coconut, flour, baking soda, chocolate chips

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/healthy-oatmeal-chocolate-chip-cookies-400486 (may not work)