Friday, October 31, 2008

Pinto Bean Cookies 1.2

variation of my bean cookies

step 1: (in blender)
3 cup cooked pinto beans, rinsed and drained
2 cup applesauce
1 cup butter or non-hydrogenated margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup splenda
4 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
6 Tbsp. drinking cocoa

step 2 in bowl:
4 cups oats (quick or old-fashioned, not instant)
2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (1 cup of wheat berries makes 1.5 cups of flour)
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon (optional)
1/2 tsp. cloves or nutmeg (no label, not sure, but they smell good heehee (optional)
1/4 tsp. salt
4Tbsp. ground flaxseed
4Tbsp. ground TVP (textured vegetable protein)

step 3 in bowl:
combine 1 & 2 and then:
2 bags Guittard milk chocolate chips