Simi's Cookies
Simi is two years old and has a boatload of food allergies. His family was here for a visit, and his mommy forgot to bring his special cookies. I verified what ingredients he could tolerate and came up with these easy-peasy cookies. He, (and his mommy who is allergic to eggs), thought they were pretty delicious :)
Simi's Cookies are very simple -- with only four (4) ingredients. They have a "flour" base, some "butter", flax seed mixed with water, and sweetener. The flour could be just about any "flour," like almond, rice or ground oats. The butter could be anything from coconut oil, to butter or margarine, like we had to do for Simi. The flax seed and water stands in for the eggs, and we used honey for sweetener because it's safe for him, but I think just about any sweetener -- agave, coconut sugar or organic sugar would work. These could easily have other optional ingredients like a tablespoon or two of nuts, raisins or chocolate or carob chips added. Have fun with it!
Simi's Cookies
Makes about a dozen cookies
Pre-heat oven to 375F.
In a medium sized mixing bowl, cream together:
1/3 cup raw honey (or other tolerated sweetener)
1/3 cup Earth Balance Spread (or other solid fat)
Combine in a small cup or dish:
1 teaspoon ground flax seed plus 1 tablespoon water. Allow it to gel a minute or so. Add to the honey mixture and stir well.
Add a little at a time until cookie dough consistency:
3/4 cup whole wheat flour (or other well tolerated "flour")
Scoop by tablespoonfuls onto a baking sheet sprayed with cooking oil spray or onto a parchment lined sheet. Tap the tops of the dough balls with fingers so they will flatten during baking. Bake about 11 minutes or until they are becoming golden. Cool on paper towels. Enjoy!
Simutaneously posted on my other blog here.
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