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["Heat milk in a small bowl in the microwave until warm. Add chia seeds to the warmed milk, stir and set aside to thicken for 12-15 mins.", "Move oven racks to allow for baking in upper and lower third of oven with 2 baking trays. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking trays with Silpats or parchment paper and set aside.", "In a food processor, add 1 cup of the oats and pulse/process until the oats form a coarse flour. (Alternatively, if you have oat flour already on hand, you can mix by hand in a bowl) Add the flax meal, salt, baking soda and baking powder and pulse/mix to combine well.", "Add the thickened ""chia egg"" (milk + chia seeds) to the dry ingredients and pulse until well combined. Add the peanut butter and maple syrup and pulse until well combined, scraping down the bowl with a spatula as needed. Finally add the remaining 1/2 cup of whole oats and pulse to thoroughly combine.", "Spoon 12 heaping tablespoons of batter, equally spaced, onto each prepared baking sheet. Use either a fork or your lightly wet fingertips to round out the shape and flatten each batter mound to ~1/3 inch height.", "Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-14 minutes, rotating pans halfway through baking, until cookies are firm to the touch and lightly browned on the bottom. Remove from oven and place cookies on a rack to cool.
