Oaty Banana Walnut Cookies

• 1 cup Rolled Oats
• 2 Tablespoons Spelt Flour
• 1/4 cups Almond Meal
• 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoons Allspice
• 1/8 teaspoons Salt
• 1 whole Banana, Mashed
• 1/2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 teaspoon Rum Extract OR 2 Tablespoons Regular Rum
• 2 Tablespoons Brown Rice Syrup
• 2 Tablespoons Maple Syrup
• 1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil
• 2 Tablespoons Milk (of Any Kind, Can Be Almond, Cow, Soy Etc.), Or As Needed
• 1/4 cups Chopped Walnuts
• 1/4 cups Chocolate Or Carob Chips (optional)
• 1/4 cups Shredded Coconut

1. Using a food processor or spice grinder, process 1/2 cup of oats into flour.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the oats, ground oat flour, spelt flour, almond meal, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, and salt. Set aside.
3. Mash the banana with the vanilla and rum extracts.
4. In a food processor or blender, blend the banana, brown rice syrup, maple syrup, and coconut oil until smooth.
5. Add the banana mixture to the oat mixture and stir just to combined. If dough seems too dry, add 1 tablespoon milk at a time until desired consistency is reached. You want to be able to form dough into sticky balls. Fold in the chopped nuts, chocolate chips and coconut, if using.
6. Roll the dough into balls (about 1 large tablespoon each) and place them on a cookie pan lined with parchment paper. Flatten the cookies. Bake at 350u0b0F for about 15 minutes, or until the edges start turning golden brown.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/oaty-banana-walnut-cookies/ (may not work)