I am really excited to be heading to a local high school tomorrow to talk to their advanced cooking class. They are having their own version of cupcake wars and asked me to come speak about my experience on the Food Network Challenge and teach them to bake something vegan. The class is only 50 minutes so I figured the only thing we would have time to make would be cookies... These cookies are my boyfriend's favorites so I know the high school kids will love them. They are an adaptation of a cookie we used to make at Avanti Cafe when I worked there, and are very delicious, so I thought I would share the recipe with you!
Ego's Favorite Cookies
makes approximately 25 cookies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Vegan Margarine
1/4 cup Canola Oil
2 T room temp water
2 t Vanilla Extract
1 3/4 cups Flour
1/2 t Salt
1/2 t Baking Soda
1 1/2 t Egg Replacer
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1/2 cup Uncooked Thick Cut Rolled Oats
1/2 cup Brown Rice Cereal
1/2 cup Unsweetened Shredded Coconut
Place Margarine and Sugar in your mixing bowl and allow Margarine to soften slightly while you prepare your other ingredients. In a separate container measure out your Oil, Water, and Vanilla, set aside. In another bowl combine your Oats, Rice Cereal, and Coconut, set aside. Sift remaining dry ingredients together in a forth container and set aside. Begin creaming your Sugar and Margarine, allow to fully combine and become light and fluffy. Once combined add wet ingredients mixing slowly at first and increasing in speed as mixture emulsifies. You may need to scrape the bowl a few times to make sure things fully incorporate. Once the fats, Sugar, and water are emulsified add the Flour mixture and mix on a medium speed for about 30 seconds, scraping down the sides, or until fully combined. Add the cereal mixture and mix on a low speed for another 30 seconds.
Scoop cookies at approximately 2 T and gently press the scoop so the top is flat. You are not pressing the cookie flat! Just making sure the top isn't rounded.
Bake for 10 minutes in at 350 degrees. Remove cookies from the oven and allow to cool for 3 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool.
