Vegan: Leslie Taylorson's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

  • Cookie Dough
  • 4 cups Nut Flour Base
  • 1 1/2 cups agave nectar
  • 2 t cinnamon
  • 1 t sea salt
  • 1 t vanilla extract
  • Chocolate4 Chips
  • 2 cups cacao nibs
  • 1/2 cup agave nectar
  • 1 T vanilla extract or 4 vanilla beans
  • Flour Nut Base
  • 8 cups almonds, pistachios, Brazil nuts or macadamia nuts depending on recipe or preference (soaked four hours)
  • 8 cups water

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation of dough
Blend ingredients until creamy
Place in refrigerator about 1/2 hour to set

Preparation of chocolate chips
Blend agave and vanilla
Pour over nibs until well coated
Place in dehydrator at 110 degrees for 2 hours

Assembly
Take chilled dough and form into 2 inch balls
Press down to flatten into circles
Press chocolate chips into each cookie
Dehydrate at 100 degrees for 4 hours
Makes 12-16 cookies

Flour Nut Base
Rinse and drain soaked nuts
Blend 4 cups with 4 cups water
Repeat
Milk mixture through a nut-milk bag
Take remaining nut meal and dehydrate at 155 degrees for 12 hours
Grind into flour and place in an airtight container
Reserve milk for other recipes
This is a great use of extra sprouted nuts, allowing you to save the flour for a extended period of time without the nuts going bad
Makes about 4 cups