Thursday, October 14

We've been away: Columbus day, school closed for a professional development day, a sore throat. I can't believe we made it to Thursday! We made vegan chocolate chip cookies yesterday (recipe below) and I included one in E's lunch. I hope he eats the other stuff BEFORE the cookie. Hum....

• tortellini
• brown and wild rice
• steamed carrots with soy butter
• vegan chocolate chip cookie
• water
• morning snack: apple and water

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon  salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup soy butter (I use the earth balance brand.)

1 teaspoon vanilla
2 vegan eggs (I use Ener-G mix.)
3/4 package of chocolate chips (I use the semi-sweet from Trader Joes. No dairy, of course.)

Preheat oven to 375

Combine flour, salt, and baking soda in a bowl and set aside. Combine sugars, butter, and vanilla and mix until creamy.  Add vegan eggs. Add dry ingredients, half at a time.  Stir in chocolate chips.

Bake 6-10 minutes depending on your oven. These cookies are awesome. Totally chewy and rich. And you can lick the spoon and eat the batter without worrying about egg issues! :-)