No-Bake Cookies

In a large bowl mix:
3 cups quick oatmeal
1/2 c. coconut
1/2 c. chopped pecans
6 TB carob powder, sifted

In heavy saucepan, cook
1 c. (Sucanat)
1 Tsp. vanilla
1 c. coconut milk

Bring mixture to a rolling boil, boil for about 2 additional minutes.  Pour liquid over dry mixture; stir well.  Drop by teaspoons on wax paper. Cool. Can be served as cookies or candy.

Oatmeal Raisin Breakfast Cookies (Nelma D)

Better tasting than some breakfast/snack bars – and better for you, too!

Place 1 c. raisins in a glass bowl and pour ¼ c. boiling water over them. Cover the bowl and allow raisins to stand 15 minutes; drain excess water.

1. Sift together and set aside:
2 c. whole wheat flour
2 c. oatmeal (slow cooking)
(Stef’s note: I like to run it through the food processor to make oat flour for a finer textured cookie)
2. Cream together in a large mixing bowl:
½ c. oil
¾ c. brown sugar
3. Add:
3 Tbs. molasses
1 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. salt
4. Add:  3 TB Energee Egg replacer, blended into 3/4 c. water. (OR 3 eggs, beating in one at a time).
5. Alternately add: Flour/oat mixture
6 Tbs. vanilla soy milk
6. Fold in: Softened raisins
2/3 c. chopped walnuts

Let mixture stand 15 - 30 minutes to allow flour and oats to soften.

Place by large rounded spoonfuls on sprayed cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 F until delicately browned (about 25 minutes).
Serve warm or cooled. These cookies store well in an air-tight container for at least a week.

Stef's Gone Bananas Cookies

Blend
3 ripe bananas, mashed
¾ cup Better Butter
Add
1/2 cup grated raw coconut
½ cup vanilla better than milk powder
1 tsp salt
1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
¾ c. Sucanat or evaporated cane juice
1 tsp vanilla
2 cup rolled oats
½ c. chopped pecans
 
Mash bananas, leaving some pieces. Add Better than Butter. Beat with a
fork. Add remaining ingredients. Mix lightly. Let stand a few minutes for
oatmeal to absorb moisture. Drop from spoon on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake in 400* oven for 25 minutes or until nicely browned. Loosen with
spatula and let cool on cookie sheet. Yields: 30  2” cookies.


Freezer Date Cookies

(Curt really likes)

 1/2 c Earth Harvest butter softened
1 TB Energee egg replacer blended in1/3 c. water
2 tsp vanilla

 Beat these 3 together until smooth and set aside
Combine the next 3 items.
1 c ww pastry flour
1/4 tsp salt

Combine the two mixes and blend.  Then stir in
1 c each
chopped pitted dates,
shredded coconut,
chopped pecans

 Form the dough into two 1-1/2" rolls and wrap in wax paper, then chill in the freezer for about 2 hours or up to 2 months. Cut into 3/8" thick slices with a sharp knife.  Bake on a lightly sprayed cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 12 min or until golden brown.  Cool. Makes 5 doz

Tiger Candy Rolls Adapted from Diet for a Small Planet

Blend together:
1/2 c. almond butter or peanut butter
1/3 c. ground almonds
1/3 c. oat bran (or run oatmeal in food processor until corn-meal like)
Knead in:
1/4 c. vanilla soy milk powder (I prefer the Better than Milk? brand)
1 - 2 TB. honey
1/2 c. (total) dried fruit
If mixture is too dry, add some more peanut butter, if too wet, add more soy milk powder.  Form into balls and roll in chopped nuts, shredded coconut, or carob powder.

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