Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar

SandyBadlands · **Posted:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:57 am

Mack the Spork wrote:

butterbobbin wrote:

Did anyone else find with the plain chocolate chip cookies (first recipe in the book) that they had to add more flour? I followed the instructions very carefully and the dough was way too gloppy to shape until I added another 1/2 cup flour. Even then it was still pretty gooey but I was able to pick it up and roll it at that point.

Yes! I wish I'd measured how much flour I added. They were STILL gloopy as dough with extra flour, but then they were kind of dry and... starchy? once they were baked. Not excellent. I've gone back to margarine based recipes, I am a canola CCC fail.

I had the same experience with this recipe (I think I've posted about it in this thread, actually). Instead of adding more flour, I reduce the oil to 1/2 cup, and they always come out PERFECT. In fact, this may be my favorite cookie recipe of all time.

daisysunshine · **Joined:** Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:25 am **Posts:** 379

i really need to write that with my book. 1/2 cup oil thanks!

I made the brownies. YUMMMMMMYY. i had contemplated making a frosting but they don't really need it. it's just fudgey and gooey on its own. love.

Tea · **Posted:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 3:34 pm

Anybody have any advice on what to do if a page falls out? I don't think the chocolate chip cookie page is going to last much longer.. I guess at this point I basically have it memorized but still.

ijustdiedinside · **Joined:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:43 pm **Posts:** 8511

I have a bunch of pages taped in with scotch tape!

daisysunshine · **Joined:** Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:25 am **Posts:** 379

You can go to your local library and ask them if they do repairs in-house, and if they do can they have book-binding tape :)

iamnotapottedplant · **Joined:** Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:38 am **Posts:** 73

Made the Macadamia Ginger & Cowboy cookies tonight. Both were incredible.

The Macadamia Ginger are my new favorite cookie of all time. Definitely use the coconut extract. If you haven't made these yet, you've got to!

Tea · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:32 am

I'm planning to try the Espresso Chip Oatmeal Cookies. I wasn't successful on my search for instant espresso powder, though; would very finely ground espresso beans work?

I have instant coffee, but it's really shitty coffee.

SchwaGrrrl · **Joined:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:03 pm **Posts:** 32

Tea, I think finely ground espresso beans would probably work. I usually use Starbucks Via instant coffee when I bake for something that calls for instant coffee.

almiratanner · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:12 am

I always use instant coffee. Maybe they'd be better with the espresso, but it's pretty darn good with the instant.

Jigglypuff · **Posted:** Thu Jul 26, 2012 1:36 pm

daisysunshine wrote:

I want to make the mint brownies - but I don't have cornstarch...can I use arrowroot?

Check the substitutions section in the front of the book - I'm pretty sure they cover this. :)

SchwaGrrrl · **Joined:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:03 pm **Posts:** 32

Cornstarch and arrowroot can be used interchangeably as far as I know.

butterbobbin · **Posted:** Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:46 pm

SandyBadlands wrote:

I had the same experience with this recipe (I think I've posted about it in this thread, actually). Instead of adding more flour, I reduce the oil to 1/2 cup, and they always come out PERFECT. In fact, this may be my favorite cookie recipe of all time.

Thank you! I'm going to try it again with this adjustment and see how it comes out!

teppiedoo · **Posted:** Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:03 am

I'm obsessed with the Cowboy Cookies....SO GOOD! Everybody loves them.

butterbobbin · **Posted:** Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:53 pm

I just made the chocolate oat cookies with the dried cherries in. (Don't remember the official name of them...) The dough was amazing. The cookies are amazing. I think this is one of the favourites I've made so far from this book.

allularpunk · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:18 pm

Made the samoas and the linzertorte cookies this past week and both are so so good!

baps · **Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:51 am

I made the peanut butter oatmeal cookies last weekend. They went down pretty well! The raw dough is amazing though - I struggled to stop eating it in between baking batches (I only have one oven tray that works for cookies). I had to leave the kitchen.

butterbobbin · **Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:17 pm

baps wrote:

I made the peanut butter oatmeal cookies last weekend. They went down pretty well! The raw dough is amazing though - I struggled to stop eating it in between baking batches (I only have one oven tray that works for cookies). I had to leave the kitchen.

I have had this trouble with ALL the cookie doughs I've made from this book. Like you, I have only one oven tray. I'm amazed sometimes I have any baked cookies in the end at all.

daisysunshine · **Joined:** Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:25 am **Posts:** 379

Am makiing:

Cowgirl cookies, & carrot raisin chews. (I am a sucker for anything carrot-cakey)

fruitbat · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:05 pm

butterbobbin wrote:

baps wrote:

I made the peanut butter oatmeal cookies last weekend. They went down pretty well! The raw dough is amazing though - I struggled to stop eating it in between baking batches (I only have one oven tray that works for cookies). I had to leave the kitchen.

I have had this trouble with ALL the cookie doughs I've made from this book. Like you, I have only one oven tray. I'm amazed sometimes I have any baked cookies in the end at all.

I think I'm weird because I actually don't like raw cookie dough...

fruitbat · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:06 pm

daisysunshine wrote:

Am makiing:

Cowgirl cookies, & carrot raisin chews. (I am a sucker for anything carrot-cakey)

The Carrot Raisin Spice Chews are one of my favourites from the book so far! I haven't tried the Cowgirl variation, but the Cowboy Cookies were really good.

daisysunshine · **Joined:** Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:25 am **Posts:** 379

I forgot the coconut for the chews, (sigh). but I made the cowgirls, and they were AWESOME. I really have to learn how to fully read recipes. I totally forgot to do the cinnamon and cloves. and i mixed it and forgot to ADD THE CHIPS AND NUTS.

Oi.

lol but these were so easy to make Im going to make it again. :)

Mack the Spork · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:57 am

Soooooooooooooo... anyone have any insight on what the fizzle happened to my chocolate peanut butter pillows?

more like, chocolate peanut butter POOPows.

Mr. Spork, who is eating them allworking from home today, reports that they are delicious. Which is good, but I find their aesthetic to be a little embarrassing for something I plan to bring to a bbq tomorrow...

Jonny Guitar · **Joined:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:17 am **Posts:** 284

^^decorate them to look like UFOs and then tell them the cookie invasion is on! Little antennas, maybe a Marvin the Martian and you will have a hit on your hands.

fruitbat · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:08 pm

Jonny Guitar wrote:

^^decorate them to look like UFOs and then tell them the cookie invasion is on! Little antennas, maybe a Marvin the Martian and you will have a hit on your hands.

Best idea!

daisysunshine · **Joined:** Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:25 am **Posts:** 379

carrot cake cookies YUMMY
i've decided to ice them but will do that tomorrow

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