Can you make vegan cookies?

Question

i've been a vegitarian for a little while...and i'm kind of a health nut so what's a healthy vegan recipe for cookies?

Answer 1

Oohh this one is my favorite:

6 oz firm silken tofu (1/2 a package of the vacuum sealed kind)

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/2 cup canola oil

1/4 cup soymilk

1 1/2 cups peanut butter

2 cups sugar or sucanat

4 teaspoons molasses

2 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups quick cooking oats

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (I use regular or wheat I dont know what pastry flour is)

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

Prehat oven to 350

This takes a little while to prepare but its very worth it!

In a medium bowl, sift together whole wheat pastry flour, oats, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.

In a seperate large bowl, cream together peanut butter and sugar with a spatula until well combined, 3 - 5 minutes.

In a blender, crumble the tofu in, add applesauce, soymilk and oil. Whiz on high until completely smooth. Add this mixture to the sugar mixture and cream together until well combined. Beat in the molasses and vanilla. Fold in the oats/flour mixture.

Drop by rounded spoonfulls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten the tops by lightly pressing with a fork in a criss cross pattern. Bake for 15 minutes.

Optional: Fold 1 1/2 cups raisins or semi sweet chocolate chips (or both) into the batter

I leave out molasses because thats not in my house, The cookies are still great! I also half the sugar because It really does not need that much.

I have used almond butter instead of peanut one time and turned out good. Sometimes I will add almond extract too. I have added crushed peanuts. I like it beast with dark chocolate chips!

This makes a lot of cookies so you may want to half the recipe, which still makes a lot.

These turn out soft and the raw dough is awsome! I hope you enjoy! Check theppk.com for more cookie recipes! This is the only one I have tried and I have not bothered with more!

Answer 2

Yep :)

Here are some and their links:

Power Cookies

INGREDIENTS

    * 4 cups rolled oats

    * 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

    * 1/2 cup white sugar

    * 1/2 cup brown sugar

    * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    * 1 teaspoon baking powder

    * 1 teaspoon baking soda

    * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

    * 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates

    * 1/2 cup flaked coconut

    * 1/2 cup raisins

    * 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS

   1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Grind the oats in a blender until resembling coarse flour.

   2. In a medium bowl, mash beans to a smooth paste. Stir in the white sugar, brown sugar and vanilla until well blended. Combine the ground oats, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; blend into the bean mixture. Stir in the dates, coconut, raisins and walnuts. Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.

   3. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes then remove to wire racks to cool completely.

No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

    *   2/3 cup maple syrup

    * 1/4 cup vegetable oil

    * 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

    * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

    * 1/2 cup peanut butter

    * 1 cup rolled oats

    * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

   1. In a saucepan over medium heat combine the maple syrup, oil, cocoa and cinnamon. Boil for three minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in the peanut butter, rolled oats and vanilla until well blended. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto waxed paper and chill to set, about 30 minutes.

No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

    *   2 cups all-purpose flour

    * 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

    * 1/4 cup veg shortening

    * 1/4 cup margarine

    * 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

    * 1 cup chopped walnuts

    * 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

   1. Mix together the flour and cinnamon. In separate large bowl cream together shortening, margarine and powdered sugar. Gradually add in the flour/cinnamon mixture. Fold in the chopped nuts.

   2. Roll out on floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness and cut out cookies with a 2 inch round cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

   3. Put one single chocolate chip in the center of each cookie. Bake 8-10 minutes at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) until lightly colored. Cool on wire racks.

Vegan Brownies

    *   2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

    * 2 cups white sugar

    * 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

    * 1 teaspoon baking powder

    * 1 teaspoon salt

    * 1 cup water

    * 1 cup vegetable oil

    * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

   1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

   2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Pour in water, vegetable oil and vanilla; mix until well blended. Spread evenly in a 9x13 inch baking pan.

   3. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top is no longer shiny. Let cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting into squares.

Cyclops Cookies (Vegan)

    *   2 cups all-purpose flour

    * 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

    * 1/4 cup shortening

    * 1/4 cup margarine

    * 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

    * 1 cup chopped walnuts

    * 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

   1. Mix together the flour and cinnamon. In separate large bowl cream together shortening, margarine and powdered sugar. Gradually add in the flour/cinnamon mixture. Fold in the chopped nuts.

   2. Roll out on floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness and cut out cookies with a 2 inch round cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

   3. Put one single chocolate chip in the center of each cookie. Bake 8-10 minutes at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) until lightly colored. Cool on wire racks

Answer 3

Yes I can, I can make vegan anything!

Here is a good recipe:

Super Yummy Low-Fat Whole Wheat Oatmeal Raisin Cookie

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

    1/4 teaspoon of salt (optional)

    1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

    1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

    3/4 cup of whole wheat flour

    3/4 cup of dry oats

    2 tablespoons olive oil or 1 tablespoon oil + 1 tablespoon of soy milk

    1/3 - 1/2 cup of sugar or artificial sweetener

    1/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce

    egg substitute equivalent of 1 egg

    3/4 teaspoon of vanilla essence

    1/4 cup raisins

    1/4 cup of nuts or seeds (optional)



Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F.  Prepare a cookie sheet either with non-stick spray or a parchment paper.

Sift the salt, cinnamon, baking soda into the flour and oatmeal in a bowl.  Stir to blend together.

In a mixing bowl, beat olive oil (and/or milk) together with the vegan sugar.  Add in applesauce and egg substitute and beat well.

Add in the flour mixture and beat on medium until a semi-stiff dough forms.  This dough will be very slightly sticky.  At this point, add the vanilla essence, raisins and nuts (if you are using) and mix well into the dough.  This step will require a little more strength because the dough is pretty stiff due to the whole wheat flour.  But just try to incorporate the raisins into the dough.

Drop by tablespoonful about 3 to a row.  Flatten to about 3/4.  Just keep in mind that this dough will barely flatten out when its baking so what you see is what you get.  Just don't flatten it too thin that it will turn out to be crunchy like a biscuit instead of crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside.  You will probably get about 15 to a standard 9x13 cookie tray.  Bake in the center of oven for about 10-12 minutes.  When its done, remove from cookie tray and cool on a rack.  It is very good just out of the oven and still slightly warm!

Note:

1) I used 1/3 cup of sweetener and find it just right.  But I do not like sweet stuff too much so for most folks, you will probably want to try about 1/2 cup - 3/4 cup of sweetener.

2) The finished cookie will look uncooked on the inside but that's because of the color of the whole wheat flour together with the applesauce, so don't be afraid to take a bite.  Its pretty good for a low calorie cookie.

Each cookie is about 80 kcal if using 1/2 cup vegan sugar, no nuts/seeds and contains about 1.5g of fat (that is if my calculations are accurate).

Serves: 18, Preparation time: 45 minutes

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Answer 4

yes, you can!

YUMMY! Good Luck! :)