Chocolate Bran Cookies

Don't let the title fool you!! I know a lot of people who hear the word "bran" and think "Grandma Food"... but these things are goooooooooooodd!!!

Chocolate Bran Cookies
Ingredients:
6 Tbsp margarine
6 Tbsp unsweetened applesauce
1 cup brown sugar (I used 3/4 C maple syrup)
1 teaspoon cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon water
1 1/4 cups flour (I used 1 c Rice flour and 1 1/4 c kamut flour, there's lots of combos you could use.. I just experimented :) I bet you could use all rice, or add some tapioca or potato flours) 1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 to 3/4 cup wheat bran (ended up using 3/4)

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix margarine with applesauce, sugar and vanilla. Beat in the cornstarch mixture. Mix in cocoa, then baking soda and baking powder, then salt, then flour. Add the wheat bran little by little (while mixing) until desired consistency (a little less stiff than your regular cookie dough.) Plop spoonfuls of the batter onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes, until the tops are fairly solid. They're so soft!! Almost cakey :) Yummo!!!! Serves: 2 dozen cookies.

I'll warn you, they look like... well, "droppings" when you make them... but they taste delicious!

Happy Baking!