Comments on: Dietribes: Cookies

By: LeeLee

LeeLee — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:31:13 +0000

Bananas are THE BEST egg substitues! I went vegan not to long ago and don’t miss out on much of the wonderful delights of baking because of a wonderful website-www.theppk.com-it rocks!

By: greenstrawberries

greenstrawberries — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:41:10 +0000

Jamie,
Girl Scout cookies are made by 2 different companies, so depending on where you live, the cookies might have different names. And I agree, they are similar, but not the same. I prefer Samoas to Caramel Delights. Also, I was a Girl Scout for many, many years, and I’ve always HATED Thin Mints. I realize that I’m in the minority, but really, I can’t stand them. I love Samoas, though!

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:21:21 +0000

Ok, my complaint about girl scout cookies is that they changed bakers and changed the names of the cookies.

Do-Si-Do’s are now Peanut Butter Patties
Samoa’s are now Caramel Delights

The cookies are a bit different too….similar, but you can tell the difference. Oh, and $3.50 a box?? Holy crapola!!

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:05:29 +0000

I use yoghurt in place of eggs in a lot of baking. Doesn’t really help for vegans, sorry, but it’s good for cholesteral reasons or egg allergies. It works as a leavening agent and keeps cookies/cake moist.

Also… has anyone noticed we get fewer and fewer Girl Scout cookies in a box? I think their evil plan is to sell one samoa or tagalong at a time.

By: S

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:07:38 +0000

My yummy cookie recipe (that I suppose could be messed with to make vegan, but I don’t know how well it would turn out.)

-”S’s OMGWTFINEEDTOIMPROVISENAO! Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies”-
(based on the original Toll House CC cookie recipe, and modified to what I had in the house the day I decided making cookies would be a great idea)

* 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
* 1 3/8 cups granulated sugar
* 1/8 cup cinnamon
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 2 large eggs
* 1 cup (half a package) of chocolate chips of your choice

Preheat oven to 375 F
Combine ingredients so everything is wet and thouroly mixed, then spoon onto a cookie sheet.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until you’re pretty sure they’re done.

NOTE: People have told me that the cinnamon taste may be a little strong and/or the cookies were a little light on the chocolate chips, so I’d recommend making a half a batch just for yourself/people you don’t plan to impress, taste them and alter the recipe to your/your family’s tastes.

By: zale

zale — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:59:56 +0000

ground flax seed can also be used as an egg replacer – it works well where the eggs are used as a binder

By: Jason!

Jason! — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:07:49 +0000

@ Christine:

Sorry, I missed you’re above email. I’d be interested in seeing your sugar cookie recipe!

I’ve never had carob chip cookies… I’ve had carob cake, which tasted just like chocolate to me. Also my coworker, who is allergic to chocolate too (just being near it makes her itch), can eat carob with no reaction. However, that’s something you should probably ask your allergist about.

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:37:14 +0000

Jason!:

I posted above about using applesauce instead of eggs… I recommend it to anyone who can’t/doesn’t want to use eggs!

And I’ve heard about using carob instead of chocolate… I’m very curious about it seeing as I’ve never had a chocolate chip cookie… Anyone else ever try it?

By: Jason!

Jason! — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:41:19 +0000

I wouldn’t think it would be too hard to convert some of these recipes to vegan… you’d just have to identify the animal ingredients and replace them with non-animal substitutions.

For example:

Honey => Corn syrup
Butter => Margerine
Chocolate => Carob or vegan friendly chocolate from a health food joint
Eggs => Hmm that’s harder…

Eggs usually are a binder, a moistener, or both. You’d have to know what it’s role in the recipe is. If it’s just a moistener you could use water or applesauce. If it’s a binder you’d need something that would bind like an egg substitute or pureed tofu. I think the rule of thumb is 1/4 cup per egg.

By: Mikey

Mikey — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:37:20 +0000

I don’t really think Girl Scout cookies suck, but I can see how someone would. They’re certainly not the best cookies out there; I think much of their mystique comes from the fact that they’re only available once a year.
Now, as far as cookies that are worthy of deification, has anyone tried Newman’s Own Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies? Those are SERIOUS.