where do you draw the line when on what can and can't be a chocolate chip cookie? there are some recipes out there that have dried fruit, mashed fruit, dried fruit purees, chopped nuts, nut butters, ground nuts, various extracts and spices that all label themselves as "chocolate chip cookies" with an addition of "with xyz" - for example: "chocolate chip cookies with walnuts, banana, oatmeal and raisins".
don't get me wrong; i love cookies made V8 style - everything crammed into one serving. as a matter of fact i love to sneak a good prune into my chocolate cookies. but alas sometimes you have to just make "plain" old chocolate chip cookies. no walnuts, no fruit, no espresso powder - just sugar, flour and chocolate. but you know me and you know i can't just leave it at that. although these are "just" chocolate chip cookies - they are special: vegan and gluten free. so anyone and everyone can indulge themselves and that they will; indulge!
1/2c coconut oil - melted
1/4c unsweetened apple sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbs vanilla extract
1/2c packed light brown sugar
2 tbs flax meal
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp xanthan gum
1c gluten free flour (bob's red mill)
1/2c chocolate chips
*preheat oven to 325F
*mix together oil, applesauce, salt, vanilla and sugar
*in separate bowl sift together flax, soda, xanthan and flour
*stir dry ingredients into wet
*fold in chocolate
*drop by tbs full onto lined baking sheet
*flatten a bit and cook 13 -15 minutes
i made these today for your dad's sweets at lunch and i think he liked them. he kept thinking there was a citrus taste to them but i think he was tasting the apple sauce. anyway he like them. i tried one too and i think they are good. i may make more to give to Peggy for christmas. i'll see - good intentions don't always happen
ReplyDeleteyeah josh likes them too - no mention of citrus though. interesting taste buds dad has.
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