15 ounce .5 can cannellini beans drained and rinsed canned
0.5 cup coconut or flaked
0.5 cup dates pitted chopped
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
0.5 cup raisins
4 cups rolled oats
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
0.5 cup walnuts chopped
0.5 cup sugar white
Equipment
bowl
baking sheet
oven
blender
Directions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Grind the oats in a blender until resembling coarse flour.
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.
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.
