Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

These delicious chocolate chip oatmeal cookies are naturally sweetened with Lakanto (BodyEcology.com- Recipes) – easy to make and even easier to enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ cup Lakanto(body ecology) or palm sugar
• 1 tsp non-alcoholic vanilla flavoring
• 1 1/2 cup Rice Flour (or gluten free flour of choice)
• 2 cups gluten free oats
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• ¼ cup boiling water
• 6 oz raw cacao nibs or home made chocolate chunks (see recipe in my recipes)
• 2 organic eggs. The original recipe didn’t call for eggs, but I had to add some! 

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven 350 F.
2. In a medium bowl, beat butter, lakanto, and vanilla flavoring with a wire whisk until light and fluffy.
3. Add flour & salt; mix well.
4. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water. Add to the mixture.
5. Stir in remaining ingredients.
6. Cool down for 15 min. in a refrigerator. Scoop the dough, form cookies to a desired size and shape.
7. Bake in a middle rack for 10-15 minutes.
8. Remove from the oven and cool until hardened. Enjoy!