Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Last night I made some chocolate chip cookies from a recipe by Susan Powers that I slightly modified. She often uses zucchini in her raw baked goods, and I had zucchini to use up. The cookies were tasty enough though not sweet enough for me.  I decided to dip them in chocolate for an even richer experience. I had chocolate leftover, so I dipped some fresh strawberries in the remainder. Absolutely fantastic. So here are today's treats.

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies: my modified recipe

2 small zucchini
1/3 c. plus 1 T. agave
1/4 c. Navitas Naturals Cacao Power
1/4 c. Navitas Naturals Cacao Paste
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. vanilla
1 c. oat groats finely ground ( I use the Vitamix to do this)
1 1/2 c. raw flaked oats
1/2 c. cacao powder
1/2 c. walnuts
1/2 c. cacao nibs

Puree the zucchini in a food processor. Add agave, softened cacao power and paste, cinnamon and vanilla to zucchini puree. Blend until the mixture looks like a liquid.

Mix together the oat groats, flaked oats, and cacao powder in a large bowl. Combine well.

Fold in liquid zucchini mixture. Mix well.

Add walnuts and cacao nibs to chocolate dough. Mix well.

Use an ice cream scoop to measure out and shape the cookies onto a Teflex lined dehydrator sheet. Dehydrate at 105 degrees for eight hours.

Chocolate Glaze: Make the glaze after the cookies are dehydrated so it doesn't harden before you need it.

1/2 c. Navitas Naturals Cacao Paste softened in dehydrator or by double boiler method
2 T. coconut oil softened
1 T. plus 1 t. agave
1 t. vanilla

Mix all ingredients well so there are no lumps of paste or oil. Dip cookies into the glaze and place on dehydrator sheet. I played around with dipping the whole cookie and half a cookie into the glaze. Place cookies in refrigerator for twenty to thirty minutes until chocolate hardens.

Use leftover chocolate as a glaze for dipping strawberries or pour into silicone molds to make candies. Refrigerate strawberries or candies until glaze hardens.  Enjoy.

For Susan Power's original recipe, please see her book Rawmazing Desserts. Or check out her website at www.rawmazing.com.