Cooperative Elevator Beans

Bean-Oat Brownie Cookie

Chef: Grace Rosenthal - Plant Manager - Bad Axe, MI

1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese
8 Tbs (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 cups (12 oz.) semi- sweet chocolate chips, melted
½ cup melted butter
1 cup CO-OP ELEVATOR® dry Navy Beans – cooked, rinsed, drained and mashed. ( 1/2 cup dry = approx. 1 cup cooked)
2 cups Old Fashioned Oatmeal, ground to flour
1-1/2 tsp baking soda
3 cups Old Fashioned Oatmeal
1 cup chopped nuts
½ cup mini chocolate chips

Cook the navy beans until soft. Cool and mash. Set aside.

Place 2 cups of Old Fashioned Oatmeal in food processor and process until consistency of flour.

In large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add melted chocolate and melted butter, mix well. Add navy beans, oatmeal flour and baking soda; mix well. Add oats, nuts and mini chocolate chips: mix well. Cover; chill at least 1 hour.

Heat oven to 350°F. Drop dough by spoonful 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 12-15 minutes or until cookies are almost set. (Centers should still be moist. Do not over bake.) Cool on cookie sheets until set; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.

Makes 6 dozen approx.

Tip: To melt chocolate morsels, place in 1-quart glass measuring cup or microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1 to 2 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 seconds. Or, place in top part of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water; stir occasionally until smooth.

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