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November is National Vegan Month and to celebrate we will be bringing you recipes, reviews and food pr0n of vegan dishes and restaurants. We found this animal product-free cookie recipe from an excellent source for vegan recipes and news- Chef Beverly Lynn Bennett's website, The Vegan Chef. We swapped a few ingredients for others and added a few of our own (because we lurve coconut) and made some pretty delicious cookies. Although, we must admit, the absence of butter, refined sugar and eggs were missed. Vegans: we'd love to hear your cookie-baking insights and secret ingredients below...
1/2 cup soy milk
1/2 cup agave nectar
1/2 cup safflower oil
1 t. vanilla
1/4 t. almond extract
1 cup unbleached flour
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
3/4 cup vegan chocolate chips
1/3 cup dried cherries or cranberries
1/ 2 cup coconut
1/3 cup sliced almonds or chopped walnuts (optional)
In a large bowl, whisk the soy milk, agave nectar, oil, vanilla, and almond extract. Add both types of flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, and stir well to combine. Fold the dried cherries, coconut, chocolate chips and optional nuts (heh) into the cookie dough. Place small balls of dough onto nonstick pan and bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned around the edges.
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agave nectar is a great sugar substitute. hey, can we get some pumpkin-flavored recipes in here?!?
This is just plain stupid. Its Cookies for chris sake. I don't mind Vegans, I even dated one- not for very long- but do you have to put put your politics in chocolate chip cookies!?
Maybe you shouldn't date politically inclined vegans, spook. There are scores out there.
p.s well actually feel free to ruin them in this case as you already ruined them with cherry and coconut. "Hi I'm Jacy Wojcik and I'm a Vegan and therefore I have to ruin every thing, even chocolate chip cookies"
I know Sudio, but the the problem is they can be kinda cute and they tend to dress cool and most of them are not overweight during this obesity pandemic
but see how it gets crazy? just like with jenniferexacto!
ahhh jenniferexacto, The Lord didn't invent agave and "great sugar substitute"
The Lord invented agave and Tequilla!
Spook- I am not sure where you read that I'm a vegan. I'm not. I do, however, like to ruin things.
Jacy, I hope you're sitting down for this, but every blue moon I have been known to make an assumtion or two inorder to be witty ;-)
Spook, keep in mind there can be fat vegans out there. after all, french fries and booze (most types) are free game. i've seen the effects with my own eyes.
as for improving the recipe, why not just use straight substitutions? i've got a vat of animal product-free butter sitting in my fridge right now. that could definitely liven up these things.
"I've seen the effects with my own eyes."
well Hell Fire Shannon I always knew you were a women of the world. Tis why your table is always full at the Rabbit Room where you never drink alone.
p.s and this time I aint talking about the one in New York!
Now speaking of drinking
I'd substitute 3/4 cup vegan chocolate chips for 3/4 cup chocolate chips, throw some eggs in there, and enjoy em with milk...