Archive for the 'Cookies' Category
Sugar Free Maple Cookies
1/2cup softened butter
1/2cup maple syrup
1 egg
1tsp vanilla
1.5cup flour (this can be entirely all-purpose, or 3/4cup all-purpose and 3/4cup whole wheat)
1/4tsp salt
Preheat oven to 375F.
Cream butter, maple syrup, vanilla and egg. Mix flour and salt and combine with creamed mixture.
Bake 10-15 minutes on a greased cookie sheet
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Gingerbread cookies
5cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1tsp. baking soda
1tsp. salt
1tsp. nutmeg
3tsp. ginger
1cup butter
1cup molasses
1cup sugar
Sift together flour, soda, salt, nutmeg and ginger. Melt the butter in a sauce pan large enough for mixing the dough. Add sugar and molasses and mix well. Gradually stir in 4 cups of the flour mixture. Work in the remaining [...]
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2cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
2Tbs. instant coffee powder
2tsp. boiling water
1 1/4cup all-purpose flour
3/4tsp. baking soda
1/2tsp. salt
1/2cup butter, softened
1/2cup white sugar
1/2cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2cup chopped walnuts (or pecans; whatever you have available)
Preheat oven to 350F.
Melt 1/2cup chocolate over boiling water (I just microwave a glass of water and let the chips stand in a bowl over the [...]
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Peanut Butter Cookies
1/2cup of natural or organic peanut butter*
1 banana
1/2cup brown sugar
1/2cup butter
1tsp. almond extract
1tsp. cinnamon
1cup whole wheat flour
2tsp. baking soda
1/4tsp. baking powder
1cup oatmeal (optional)
1/4cup chopped peanuts
Preheat oven to 375F
Mash banana. Add butter, peanut butter and mix. Add almond extract and sugar. Whisk until mixture is smooth.
In another bowl mix flour, baking soda, baking powder [...]
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Health Nut Oatmeal Cookies
1/3cup softened butter
3/4cup apple sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
3/4tsp. ground nutmeg
3/4ts. ground cinnamon
1.5cup rolled oats
1cup all-purpose flour
1/2tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4tsp. salt
1/2cup chopped hazelnuts (or whatever you have)
1/4cup unsalted sunflower seeds
2T flax seeds OR 1/2c. flax meal*
1/2cup wheat germ
* if using flax meal, omit wheat germ
Preheat oven to 375F.
Cream butter and sugar. Beat in [...]
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Anarchist Oatmeal Cookies
3/4c. veggie oil
1.5c. brown sugar
1/3c. water
1tsp. vanilla
3c. rolled oats
1c. white flour
1ts salt
1/2tsp baking soda
nuts, raisins, cranberries, chocolate chips optional
bake 375 for 10-12 minutes
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