eclaire (what’s in a) name?

hi everyone, i’m back from my trip to the midwest, and finally sitting down to post after a long week at work.  i had a fabulous time with my family in indiana and chicago – we had beautiful weather, and spent time celebrating my great uncle’s 99th birthday, looking at pictures with my great aunt (my grandmother’s older sister), walking around the campus of purdue, viewing exhbits at the chicago art institute, taking the “l” to wrigley field, and most importantly, getting to know our family in the midwest a lot better and learning about my norwegian heritage.  i discovered that my love for cooking and welcoming friends into my home is decidedly norweigian, and learned that norwegians get upset when people visit without calling, because they can’t prepare coffee and bake cookies before inviting guests into their homes.  to that end, when our friends came over this weekend, i decided i had to honor my heritage and make some cookies (albeit with them, not before they came over).

i saw these carrot oat cookies on the amazing website 101 cookbooks the other day, and knew that i had no choice but to make them as soon as humanly possible.  i didn’t take any pictures of the process because, with the help of my friends, we had the cookies together in a ridiculously fast amount of time.  they were consumed in a similarly short quantity of time, as they are absolutely delicious!  they taste sort of like carrot cake, but in a very satisfying, and (not to scare you) a healthy sort of way. the oats make the cookies very chewy, the coconut oil lends a macaroon-type flavor, and the ginger sparkles on your tongue as you eat.  i’ll be posting very soon with more recipes, so stay tuned and enjoy these treats in the meanwhile!

carrot oat coconut cookies

adapted from 101cookbooks.com
yields about 2 dozen cookies

• 1c whole wheat pastry flour
• 1t baking powder
• 1/2t salt
• 1c oats
• 2/3c chopped or broken walnuts
• 1c grated carrots
• 1/2c maple syrup
• 1/2c coconut oil, melted
• 1t grated ginger
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1. preheat oven to 375º and grease two baking sheets
2. stir the flour, baking powder, salt, and oats together in a medium sized bowl
3. add the nuts and carrots, and stir to combine
4. in a separate bowl use a whisk to combine the maple syrup, melted coconut oil, and ginger
5. add the liquid to the flour mixture and stir until just combined
6. drop cookies onto baking sheets
7. bake for 12 minutes until golden