Carob Chip Cookies with Walnuts!

Hey my Chocolate/Carob Covered Valentines! <3

Thanks for all of your comments on my last post about the call from my endocrinologist. The Game Night was wonderful! I got to hang out with some of my friends that I don’t get to see very often and just be silly. Then the next morning (Saturday morning) I did parallel parking on my drive. Whenever I have my driving lessons they’re always in a smaller car that I can see the front end of, but our only automatic is our minivan and I can’t see the front end of it, which will make taking the test for my license in our minivan a challenge. Nevertheless, I found it easier than I expected and had lots of fun learning to drive downtown.

Carob and I are like best buds. My mom introduced us a few years back and it was love at first taste.

I found that my Heb carries carob chips, so I HAD to get some.

Can you guess what I did with them?

I made cookies!

My Carob Chip Cookies with Walnuts to be exact!

In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and nutmeg.

Make a well in the center of the flour mixture.

In the center, add the applesauce, agave, and vanilla.

Combine just until there are no dry areas.

Add the carob chips and chopped walnuts.

Mix well.

Drop cookie dough by teaspoonful (or with a small cookie scoop: that’s what I did) onto a lightly sprayed cookie sheet.

Flatten dough slightly with a fork.

Bake in a preheated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven for 8-9 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned.

Remove from the cookie sheets immediately.

Pour yourself a glass of milk and start dunkin’!

Carob Chip Walnut Cookies!

Makes about 48-55 cookies, depending on size

Ingredients

• 2 2/3 cup whole wheat flour (or other whole-grain flour)
  
• 1 ½ tsp baking soda
  
• ¼ tsp nutmeg (optional)
  
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  
• ½ cup agave nectar or honey
  
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
  
• ¾ cup unsweetened carob chips
  
• ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)
  

Directions

In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and nutmeg. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. In the center, add the applesauce, agave, and vanilla. Combine just until there are no dry areas.

Add the carob chips and chopped walnuts. Mix well. Drop cookie dough by teaspoonful (or with a small cookie scoop: that’s what I did) onto a lightly sprayed cookie sheet. Flatten dough slightly with a fork.

Bake in a preheated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven for 8-9 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned. Remove from the cookie sheets immediately.

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These cookies were (I say were because we’ve already EATEN THEM ALL) the perfect sweetness for my mom and I. If you prefer a sweeter cookie, simply replace about ¼ cup of the applesauce with agave/honey.  If you’re not the biggest fan of carob, chocolate chips work beautifully in these, too!

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What are you doing for Valentine’s Day? Some of the girls in my church and I are going to be babysitting some of the kids in my church for a few hours so their parents can go out and have a date.

Do you like Carob? I like how it’s sweeter than chocolate naturally and doesn’t have caffeine (perfect for a late-night snack that won’t keep me up at night).

Do you like to dance? Go to dances? I just went to a Valentine’s Dance (I wore this black v-neck formish-fitting maxi dress with these silver glittery zebra stripes all over it, and I wore it with a pink cami, a little black jacket, and some silver heels; I would have taken a picture, but I was rushing out the door before I could grab one) and I had a lot of fun! I like to line dance and do ballroom.

xoxox,

Tags: carob chip, Cookie, Cookie dough, soy-free, Walnut