It's been a while, my few and unfaithful.
I should post more often, buuuut I've work, the Poopmonster, and general malaise (which, I strongly believe, is leading to massive laziness). Also, I don't like the computer. It's Evil.
Anywho, as promised (from the title, not the previous blog post), is my Beau's mama's cookie recipe... with a few minor guesstimated fixes.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
1/2 c lard
1 1/2 sticks butter-I used half coconut oil, half butter.
1/4 c apple sauce-I steamed and pureed an apple and then took the measurement from that.
1 smallish box of vanilla or butterscotch pudding-I would really like to find something else to use instead of pudding... I don't like pudding.
1 c sugar-I cut the sugar almost in half. I thing it was 1/3c plus 2 or so tablespoons.
1 1/2 c brown sugar-Ditto as with the other sugar (cut in half, that is).
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla-I added more (it was homemade). I like vanilla.
approx 5 c flour-I used all whole wheat plus a little gluten-free mix I had left over.
2 tsp baking soda
2 c chocolate chips-I love the Sunspire Vegan Carob chips. Very tasty.
1)Cream fats with sugars. Add in sauce, pudding, vanilla and eggs (farm fresh!).
2)Add in the dry ingredients.
3)Stir in chocolate chips... If there are any left!
4)Grease cookie sheets.
5)Bake in a preheated oven at 350. I don't know the exact time... I usually check on them every 15 minutes or so.
Well, there it is. I'm not really sure if it's healthier, but they did taste better, and my gut didn't kill me after eating a few of them. Happy baking!
re: REVISED REVISED COOKIES OF DOOM!
I've done some more tweaking.
1 1/4 c coconut oil (I like Nutiva [I used 2 cups when I did this recipe. I misread the 1 1/2 sticks of butter & 1/2 cup oil as 2 cups. It pays to pay attention! They were still yummy, though.])
1/4 c homemade apple sauce
1/4 c homemade chocolate instant pudding mix (I used the recipe here, but added 1/4 c cocoa powder [carob works, too] in place of the vanilla bean)
~1 c sugar (I like using half granulated sugar with half molasses, maple syrup, or agave nectar)
4 eggs (none of which I had at the time of this recipe. Eggs help hold things together!)
2 t vanilla extract
5 c flour (I had about 2 cups of a gluten-free blend and used whole wheat flour as the rest)
2 t baking soda
2 c chocolate chips (I also had a limited amount of chips [maybe 1/4 cup]. Thus the chocolate pudding)
Follow directions above for the other recipe. Have a shiny time of it!
