Cooking Mommy: Healthy Cookie Dough

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Healthy Cookie Dough

I LOVE cookie dough! Seriously! It's one of those foods I could eat until I make myself sick. It is one of my ultimate weaknesses. I went on a search for a healthy cookie dough I could make and divide into portions and only eat a little... or at least that's what I mean to do. It also had to be eggless since some people have raw egg issues. :-) You could make these into cookies by using the original recipe, if you really wanted to, but seriously, I don't understand how people like cookies more than dough!
Ingredients
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/8 tsp salt
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp + 1 tsp white sugar (or you can use 1-2 Splenda or stevia packets)
2 Tbsp dark chocolate chips
1 Tbsp canola oil
1 Tbsp milk (I used almond)

Directions
Blend oats, salt, and sugars in food processor or blender. Slowly add oil and milk and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Eat!!! You could also serve this as like a cookie dough dip with graham crackers or vanilla wafers if you like.

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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.