Nor'Easter in Maine!

The perfect kind of day to bake and cook. While the boys were out shoveling I decided to make some chocolate chip cookie bars. I accidentally used spelt flour instead of whole wheat. I decided to go with it and adjust the recipe and see what would happen. The end result is very tasty but a little drier than whole wheat would have been. I think that is because of the grainy texture of spelt flour. All in all they are very good and I would definitely make them again. It is nice to take a break from using so much wheat all the time. Spelt is not gluten free so they are not celiac friendly.



Spelt Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

preheat oven to 350 and spray 9x13 pan with cooking spray

3 cups Spelt flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
1 cup brown sugar (compacted)
1 t baking soda
1 t sea salt
1/2 cup sunflower oil
1/2 cup soy cream or non-dairy milk
2 T flax meal mixed with 6 T water (set aside)
2 t vanilla extract
2 cups chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Combine flour, baking powder and soda, salt, and sugar in a large bowl. Add oil, milk or creamer, flax mixture and vanilla. Mix well. Add chocolate chips and walnuts and stir to combine. Dump into prepared pan and gently press down with your hands until evenly spread and compacted.
Bake for 25 to 27 minutes. Cool in pan and cut when cool or almost cool. ; )