Choco bombs - Chocolate Spiced Cookies the vegan edition.

As mentioned previously I self imposed a routine of christmas baking that rivalled the workout regime of any olympic athlete. My favourite cookie turned out to be so delish that I had to make a batch for personal consumption. It's completely different from what you'll find in Martha or Rachel. For one, it's a vegan cookie, and, this cookie is a taste-splosion not made for the bland general public...see that's why they have big money and write recipes for sugar cookies and I blog for free. Greatness sometimes has to wait for the world to catch up, and this cookie surly is great.

look at all them cookies soliders

Ingredients
Part A
1/2 c. oil
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c. white sugar
3 TBSP almond milk
1/4 c maple syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp chocolate extract
3 TBSP fresh ground ginger - no powdered ginger, fresh only.
1 tsp cinnamon
1 oz. chopped semi sweet chocolate

Part B
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 c. coco powder
1 2/3 c. flour

Sugary Coating
1/2 c white sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
couple pinches of salt

Heat oven to 350 F, and prepare baking sheets with parchment paper.
Mix together the Sugary Coating on a shallow plate for later use
Whip together Part A until well mixed
Add the ingredients in Part B in order.
Combine well and start rolling into balls about 2 - 3 inches round
roll the balls in the sugary coating and place on the cookie sheet.
Give 'em a little squash with a fork and send them to the oven for 12 - 15 mins.

dark matter found- Dec. 2011

I know there's this little problem in astrophysics about missing dark matter...fear no more space geeks, I found it. Check out the inside of that cookie, the ultra dense dark matter is all there - yummy, yummy dark matter.
Get yourself a stack of these cookies, a hot tasty drink and a movie involving space travel, leave Martha and Rachel choking on your space dust and fly head long into the future.
Live long and prosper.

Christmas baking for an army

Is christmas baking about to put you in an early grave...yeah me too.
This is the run down thus far:

Cocoa snicker doodles
 see Choco bombs for recipe.

Niro Panforte - super traditional (vegan)  
Orange Hazelnut biscotti (vegan) 
Lavender tea dunkers (vegan)
Coco snickerdoodles (vegan)
Sugar cookies 
Mustard - if you got some, just know - the  mustard needs to mellow for a while and I was a little low on mustard in each of the jars, but theres an excellent seal, no worries.
Carmalized onion relish with cranberry - turkeys new BFF!

Pictures to come, and if you want recipes lemme know...right now I need to rest my cookie dough mixing hands and kiss my stand mixer goodnight.

gods be damned - it's a healthy cookie

There is nothing more ungodly than healthy cookies.
If you'd like to make a human sacrifice (of your arteries) to the gods of sugar and fat, I suggest you investigate the Compost Cookie at Momofuku.
http://momofukufor2.com/2010/03/milk-bar-compost-cookie-recipe/


Sweet bearded baby Jesus, those look divine.


The recipe I'm about to divulge is actually not so terribly unhealthy,  tastes better than most granola eatin', patchouli stink, Birkenstock wearing hippie food, and has the food of the Roman god baked directly into it, sweet honey-esque dates.


Putting the fear of the gods
                    into your cookies
or
Power cookies as they are more commonly known

• 1 1/4 cup quick cooking oats
• 1 cup whole wheat flour 
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut 
• 2 TBSP flax seeds 
• 1/3 cup sugar ...adjust if you like it more or less sweet. 
• 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt 
•  3/4 cups dark chocolate chips 
• 1/2 cups or more of DATES - don't even bother with raisins ... seriously you will regret that till the day you met your maker.
• 2 TBSP water
• 2 TBSP molasses 
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup milk or milk like product, soya, almond, coconut ...it's utterly up to you (phft)

Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line baking trays with parchment paper.

Combine dry ingredients in one bowl. In another bowl, combine wet ingredients and add to dry ingredients and mix until just combined.

Drop dough by large tablespoonfuls onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Gently flatten cookies. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned. I like these cookies mid morning, they seem to get you through the day when you need a pick me up. 
Eat a cookie than go for a jog? Unadvisable, these cookies are business time, eat & rest in that order.  Be sure to wait an hour before excercise, operating heavy machinery, or firing your side arm. 


Eat and be merry.