Chocolate Oatmeal cookies

"I wish we had some cookies or a cake"

"Do you want me to make something?"

"No, that's ok."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, don't worry about it."

30 minutes later "So, are you going to make some cookies?"

And the chocolate oatmeal cookies were born.

Chocolate oatmeal cookies

• 3/4 c. whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/4 c. cocoa powder
• 1 c. rolled oats
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1 egg + 1 egg white
• 3/4 c. natural can sugar
• 3 T. melted butter
• 1/4 c. maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 c. chopped figs or other dried fruit

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine first five ingredients in a bowl and set aside.  Combine eggs and sugar in the bowl of a mixer and beat until light and foamy.  Measure vanilla into melted butter then slowly add melted butter to eggs and sugar with mixer on low.  Stop mixer, scrap down sides and bottom of bowl, then add the maple syrup.  Mix lightly to incorporate syrup.  Add the dry ingredients to the mixing bowl, along with the figs and mix just until combined.  Chill dough for at least 30 minutes, then scoop onto cookies sheets leaving a few inches between cookies.  Bake for 7 minutes, rotate pans and bake an additional 7-8 minutes.  Remove from the oven, transfer cookies to cooling racks and cool until you cannot resist the temptation, even though you might burn up your mouth.