Cookies !

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With the holidays coming up, alot of people like to make cookies. Here are two recipes I've found over the years.

 

Raspberry Chocolate Chunk Cookies

 

Ingredients:

 

1 cup all-purpose flour

2/3 cup brown sugar

2/3 cup oatmeal

2 teaspoons baking powder

6 tablespoons vegetable oil

2/3 cup coconut

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 Cloud 9 Raspberry chocolate bars, broken in chunks

1/2 cup soy milk

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

 

In a large bowl, mix together oil and sugar. Add remaining ingredients EXCEPT soy milk and mix well. Add soy milk as needed. Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet. Cook for 15 minutes or until golden.

 

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Lemon-Strawberry Cookie Triangles

 

Slice and back cookies take on a new shape here. Using canned pie filling helps to get a jump start on making these triangle-shaped cookies.

 

Ingredients:

 

3/4 cup canned strawberry pie filling (make sure it's vegan)

1/2 cup finely ground hazelnuts (filberts)

1/2 cup vegan margarine, softened

1 3-ounce package Tofutti cream cheese, softened

1 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Ener-G egg replacer equivalent to 1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 2/3 cup all-purpose flour

2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel

 

Place strawberry pie filling in a small bowl. Snip any large pieces of strawberry. Stir in ground nuts. Set aside.

 

Beat margarine and cream cheese in a large mixing bowl on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and baking powder; beat until well combined. Beat in completed egg replacer and vanilla until thoroughly combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in lemon peel and any remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill dough about 1 hour or until easy to handle.

 

Roll one half of dough between two sheets of waxed paper into a 12x8-inch rectangle. Remove top sheet of waxed paper. Spread half of the filling over dough to within 1/4 inch of edges. Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting from one of the short sides, removing bottom sheet of waxed paper as you roll. Pinch to seal. Using your hands, shape roll of dough into a triangular log. Wrap in waxed paper or clear plastic wrap. Repeat with remaining roll and filling. Chill about 4 hours or until firm.

 

Remove one roll from the refrigerator. Unwrap and reshape slightly, if necessary. Carefully cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet.

 

Bake in a 375 degree F oven 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. Remove and cool completely on wire racks. Repeat with remaining roll of dough. Makes about 48 cookies.

 

Make-Ahead Tip: Wrap rolls of dough in plastic wrap. Place in an airtight or freezer container and freeze up to 1 month. To use, thaw just until soft enough to slice. Or, cool baked cookies completely. In an airtight or freezer container, arrange cookies in a single layer; cover with a sheet of waxed paper. Repeat layers, leaving enough air space to close container easily. Freeze up to 1 month.