in a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients — oatmeal, oat flour, sugar(read notes), baking powder, baking soda and salt.
in another bowl combine the wet ingredients — maple syrup, coconut oil and vanilla.
add the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir to combine. gently stir in the chopped dates and walnuts.
drop rounded tablespoons onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a baking stone. make sure you space the cookies out because they tend to spread quite a bit. bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are golden brown.
allow cookies to cool on the pan for 1-2 minutes then gently move to a wire rack 