Steel-Cut Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup steel cut oats (cook and cool beforehand)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 cup spelt flour (or Whole Wheat Pastry Flour)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup dried apple (or alternate chopped dried fruit)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. 2

   Mix everything together, and scoop out lumps of batter using a a scant 1/4 cup measure.

3. 3

   Place the cookies about an inch apart, and bake for 14 - 18

4. 4

   minutes. Edges should just barely be turning brown.

5. 5

   Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for about 10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.