Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups

spelt or all-purpose flour (180g) (oat flour works; the texture is just a bit gummier)

1/2 tsp

salt

1/4 cup

rolled oats (20g)

1/2 cup

brown sugar or date sugar (90g)

1 tsp

baking powder

1/2 cup

to 1 cup chocolate chips, depending on how chocolatey you want the bars to be

1/2 cup

vegetable or coconut oil (80g)

1/2 cup

applesauce (120g)

2 tsp

pure vanilla extract (9g)

stevia, or 2 tbsp sugar of choice

3 tbsp

blackstrap or regular molasses (43g)