Chocolate and hazelnut cookies

 (Adapted by Madebychoices)

Chocolate delicious cookies! It's what we have for you today! 

Ingredients:

Cookies base

80g (5,34oz) hazelnuts 

120g (7,66oz) oat flour 

25g (2oz) cocoa powder 

1 flaxseed egg 

3 tbsp  extra virgin olive oil  

85g (28,74oz) of Sweety diluted in a little of water 

1 tsp cake baking powder 

Extra ingredients 

60g (3,7oz) hazelnuts 

80g (4oz) chocolate bar (I use 70% cocoa) 

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 180ºC (356ºF).

Make the flaxseed "egg": In a bowl add 1 tablespoon of crushed flaxseeds and 2.5 tablespoons of water. Mix well and let stand for 5 minutes until it has a consistency similar to beaten egg

In a food processor add the hazelnuts and finely chop until it becomes flour (we can use the hazelnuts with the skin). Then add the oat flour (or crushed oat flakes), baking powder and cocoa powder. Grind to coat. 

To the dry ingredients add the flaxseed "egg", the extra virgin olive oil, the sweetener and mix everything very well until it turns into a homogeneous mass.

Let's add the extra ingredients: coarsely chop the hazelnuts and the chocolate and add 3/4 to the dough. Reserve the rest

Mix the dough very well with a spoon. Remove portions of the dough and transfer to an oven tray lined with a silicone mat or baking paper.

Flatten the dough with your hands (to make the shape of the cookies)

Add to the surface of each cookie: chopped hazelnuts and chocolate chips. Press down with your hands so that they do not come loose

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. The time depends on the oven, but care should be taken not to burn.

Allow cooling before storing.