It's FALL!! Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Anyone else COLD this evening?? BRRR! I was rummaging through my cabinets tonight feeling very "fallish"... and "cookiesh". Hmmm.. what can I throw in a bowl and bake tonight? Chocolate.. duh... oatmeal.. yumm... cookies.. hmm.. Pumpkin. YES.   Let's do this.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies-
Makes 1 1/2 dozen BIG cookies

Here's what you'll need:

• 1 1/2 cup oat flour ( you can grind your own in a coffee grinder from old fashioned oatmeal)
• 1 scoop protein powder (I used half French Vanilla Creme Optimum Nutrition Whey and half Pea Protein)
• 1/8 cup whole wheat flour, (most likely can be omitted or increase the oat flour to 1 3/4 cup)
• 4 oz. unsweetened applesauce
• 1 omega-3 egg
• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 cup 100% pure pumpkin
• 1/8 cup brown sugar
• scant 1/2 cup Stevia for Baking
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 2 servings dark chocolate chip morsels, chopped
• 1/2 tsp sea salt

1.       Preheat oven to 375 and spray a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray

2.       beat applesauce, egg and egg whites, vanilla and brown sugar together until brown sugar is dissolved. Add ½ cup pumpkin and mix until incorporated

3.       mix oat flour, protein powder, whole wheat flour (if you use), stevia, baking powder and salt together

4.       mix the wet into the dry until thoroughly combined

5.       add the chopped up chocolate chips and mix

6.       Drop by large spoonfuls onto your sprayed baking sheet

7.       Bake at 375 for 10 minutes or until firm but not hard to the touch

Stats:

Calories: 60

Carbs : 8g

Fat: 1g sat fat

Protein: 3g

Sugar: 3g