Chocolate Drops
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 5:35pm

Ingredients




1 cup walnuts - (6 oz)
cup unbleached all-purpose flour
cup whole-wheat pastry flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
teaspoon ground cardamom
teaspoon salt
1 cup pure maple syrup
cup unsweetened cocoa powder
cup vegetable oil
cup soy milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons ground flaxseeds
cup dairy-free semisweet chocolate chips

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread walnuts on baking sheet and bake until lightly toasted, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven, cool slightly and chop coarsely; set aside. Lightly brush three baking sheets with oil or line with parchment paper; set aside. 2 In large bowl, mix both flours, baking powder, cardamom and salt; set aside. In food processor, combine maple syrup, cocoa, oil, soy milk, vanilla and flaxseeds and process until well blended. 3 Add maple mixture to flour mixture and stir until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips and chopped walnuts. Drop dough by level tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. Bake until set, about 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool. 4 This recipe yields 3 dozen. 5 Yield: 3 dozen