Thursday, May 23, 2013

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES by Arnel's Originals

(Pre-heat oven o 350º and bake for 15 minutes)
(Makes 35 oz of dough or approx. 2 dozen medium sized cookies)

~ 2 cups Arnel's Originals APFlour
~ 3/4 teaspoon Salt
~ 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
~ 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
~ 1/2 cup Sugar

~ 1 large egg
~ 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
~ 3/4 cup softened Salted Butter or Earth Balance Margarine (Dairy Free)

~ 1 cup (or more) Chocolate Chips
~ 1/2 cup walnuts (optional)

• Mix dry ingredients.
• Mix wet ingredients and then combine wet and dry with a fork until a smooth paste.
• Add chocolate chips and walnuts.

• Spoon onto an oiled cookie sheet and press cookie until about 1/2 inch thick.

• Bake 15 min. in a 350º oven and place cookies on a cooling rack when edges are slightly browned.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

OATMEAL COOKIES by Arnel's Originals

Pre-heat oven to 350º
Bake for 15 minutes. Makes 40 oz of dough or 24 to 30 medium sized cookies

~ 3 cups (gluten free) oats 
~ 1 cup Arnel's Originals All Purpose Flour/Pie Crust Mix (there are 3 cups in the 16 oz mix)
~ 1 cup sugar (slightly less than 1 cup)
~ 2 teaspoons xanthan gum
~ 1 teaspoon salt
~ 1 teaspoon cinnamon
~ 1/2 teaspoon cloves
~ 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

~ 3/4 cup oil
~ 1 Tablespoon Molasses
~ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
~ 2 eggs

~ 1 cup raisins

• Mix dry ingredients;
• Mix wet ingredients, and combine them.
• Put spoonfuls of cookie dough on a cookie sheet, sprayed with oil.
• Compress and form each cookie into circles with your hand.

Bake 350º for 15 min. The edges will be slightly browned.
• As soon as you take them out of the oven, transfer them gingerly onto a cooling rack. They will be very fragile when they are warm but they hold together nicely when they are cooled. 
ENJOY!