Kid-friendly recipes: Sugar-&-dairy-free Oatmeal fruit & nut cookies

I made these cookies, of my own invented recipe, this weekend with my 2.5 year old son, as I wanted a treat that wasn't filled with sugar but was still sweet with lots of protein, fiber and other nutrient. The experiment turned into a yummy delight for the cookies, I now call Callum's Cookies, in honor of my son who delighted in helping me make them. These bake up light and soft.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 c Splenda
• 1 c agave nectar
• 1/2 c. DaVinci sugar-free French Vanilla syrup
• 3 tbsp coconut oil (opt for organic)
• 2 eggs (opt for veg fed, free range chicken eggs)
• 1/2 t sea salt
• 1 t baking powder
• 1 t baking soda
• 2 t vanilla
• 1 t cinnamon
• dash of nutmeg & all spice
• 2 c organic whole wheat pastry flour (other flour could be substituted)
• 3 c. organic rolled oats
• 1/2 c. dark or milk chocolate chips (sugar free for completely sugar free recipe)
• 1/2 c. dried apricots (no sugar added) - or substitute with sugarless dried cranberries or cherries
• 1/4 c. unsweetened coconut flakes
• 1/2 c. pumpkin seeds  and/or sunflower seeds (unsalted)
• 1/4 c. golden flax seeds
• 1/2 c raw almonds- whole or sliced
• OPTIONAL: You can grate up 1/2 cup of sauteed organic zucchini too and add it to the mix for some extra vitamin power.

Note: you could eliminate the Splenda and French Vanilla syrup and use more agave instead

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Melt coconut oil, then mix with splenda, syrup, agave and vanilla
3. Mix in salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, all spice, baking powder, baking soda.
4. Mix in flour.
5. Mix in oats.
6. Mix in seeds, nuts, fruits and chocolate chips.
7. Scoop onto parchment-lined baking sheets.
8. Bake for 6 minutes.
9. Let cool.
10. Enjoy.

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