A better for you chocolate chip cookie

I have found that snacks are a necessity to help you though an Olympic fever :-) And in the Olympic spirit of sports and eating healthy, these cookies are just the right snack for any event.
These lovely cookies taste just as good as any cookie, but with no egg, butter or white sugar, but packed with vitamins from the nuts and with slow release of energy, so a great snack after doing sports.....or watching some ;-)

I know I say “they are so easy to make” a lot, but these really are super easy to make, and great to make with kids, as they can help with almost the whole process, from measuring, stirring and shaping.
100g of any nuts you like, I used 50g walnuts and 50g hazelnuts on these, but you can also use almond, pecans for instance.
100g plain white flour, white spelt flour or for gluten free Doves farm gluten free plain white flour
50ml mild olive oil or sunflower oil
50ml agave or sweet freedom
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ fine salt
100g Dark dairy free chocolate buttons
25g choped nuts (optional, just gives a bit more crunch)

Preheat oven to 175°C

In a blender, blend together nuts, flour and salt, untill finly blended. Transferee to a bowl and break up any clumps between your hands.
whisk together the wet ingredients, and with a fork, stir them into the flour-nut mixture, until it all comes together as a sticky dough.
Stir in the chocolate buttons and chopped nuts.
take teaspoons of dough and roll into balls between your hands, place on a baking tray covered with baking paper, and press them a bit flatter to a cookie shape.
Bake for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Let them stay on the baking tray for a few minutes, then transferee to a wire rack to cool completely.

Note: I have tried with both plain flour and with gluten free flour, and the only difference is that the gluten free become a bit more crispy :-)

What is your favorite Olympic watching snack?