Chocolate Explosion Cookies
By: Veggie-Kids
Published: Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 10:13am

Ingredients




1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup date sugar (I'm tellin' ya, if you haven't tried this yet-it's a great product!)
1/4 cup cooking oil
 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 cup black strap molasses (unsulphured)
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup dark chocolate or vegan chocolate chips and/or pieces

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350F.  In large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda & powder, salt and sugar. 2 In separate medium bowl, combine oil, syrup, molasses and vanilla (adding the oil to your measuring cup first helps the next two sticky ingredients slide right out!). 3 Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, stirring until just combined.  Stir in chocolate chips and pieces. 4 Form into balls, making sure to add a larger chunk or piece of chocolate for the center, shaping the dough around it. 5 Then, carefully flatten it out a bit and place it on ungreased cookie sheet.  Place cookies 2" apart and bake for 9 minutes. 6 Cool on pan for about 1-2 minutes, then place on cooling rack or paper bag to cool longer.