Power Cookies

Ingredients

• 4 cups rolled oats
• 1 can cannellini beans , 15 ounce
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cups brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 cups chopped pitted dates
• 0.5 cups flaked coconut
• 0.5 cups raisins
• 0.5 cups chopped walnuts

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Grind the oats in a blender until resembling coarse flour.

2. 2

   In a medium bowl, mash beans to a smooth paste. Stir in the white sugar, brown sugar and vanilla until well blended. Combine the ground oats, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; blend into the bean mixture. Stir in the dates, coconut, raisins and walnuts. Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.

3. 3

   Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes then remove to wire racks to cool completely.