I was inspired by this recipe: Best Vegan Choc Chip Cookies! and slightly modified it. Namely, I didn’t seem to have any maple syrup, so I used Golden syrup and i wasn’t sure it was chocolately enough, so added 1/3rd cup cocoa powder.

I quite like the outcome, and so at least does Michael – so it so far gets one friend approval.

The complete recipe (what I did, not exactly what’s at the link):

• 1 1/4 cups plain flour
• 1 1/4 cup oat flour (to make, grind approximately 2 cups rolled oats in food processor until a fine, flour consistency)
• 1 1/8 cups rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/8 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (I used some I found that were about 63% cocoa and supplemented with some crush soy chocolate – if making this vegan, check the choc chips – even dark chocolate chips may contain milk)
• 1 cup golden syrup
• 1 cup canola oil (i just used normal vegetable cooking oil… likely canola..)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder

and then:

1. Mix everything together in a bowl. It will be a moist dough, and yummy
2. Put it on biscuit trays
3. 180 degrees C for 18-20 minutes (or a bit longer if your oven is crap like mine)