Santa's Eggless Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:
1/2 C. sugar
1/2 C. butter, softened
2 T. milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 C. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 pinch salt

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F, 180 C

Combine butter and sugar in a bowl, mix with a mixer until it's light and fluffy, about 45 seconds.

Add vanilla and milk to butter/sugar mixture, you can be flexible with the amount of vanilla you use.  Almond extract might also be good, although we haven't tried it.

In a small, separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, and salt.

Combine dry ingredients into the wet and mix until blended.  Add a little flour if dough is too sticky.

Chill dough for up to 30 minutes.

Now, you can do a couple of things,


* Roll dough out on parchment paper, cut with cookie cutters and pull away the scrap, re-roll and cut until dough is gone. (Or eat the scraps!)  Be sure to leave about 1/2" between cookies because they will spread.

* Hand roll dough into balls, dip one side in sugar and place sugar side up on parchment, use a glass or your hand to flatten to about 1/2" thickness.

Bake for 8-10 minutes, until bottom is lightly golden.  Cookies will not be browned.

These are our Santa cookies and are perfect for frosting and decorating.  I use basic powdered sugar and milk icing with food coloring.  Delicious!

Contaminated Foods and Substitutions

*ONGOING LIST*


Contains Peanuts:

Granola Bars- Kudos, Nature Valley, etc.

Boston Baked Beans candy contains peanuts.

Snickers

Baby Ruth

Reese’s – any of them

Butterfinger (peanut BUTTERfinger. I learned this one the hard way!)

Substitutions:

Nutella – made with hazelnuts and cocoa, delicious!

Sunbutter – made with sunflower seeds, delicious!

Almond Butter

Contains Eggs:

Mayonnaise – substitute Nayonnaise (found in health food section)

Ice Cream – always check ingredients. Breyers and Dreyer’s are good choices, but always check.

Imitation Crab – no California Roll sushi, which also contains mayo anyway

Candy frosting letters and numbers for birthday cakes contain egg whites.

Milky Way candy bars contain egg whites.

3 Musketeers candy bars contain egg whites.

Junior Mints candy contains egg whites.

Toblerone contains egg whites.

Chocolate Fudge and Cookies 'n Cream Pop Tarts contain egg whites, other flavors do not.

Hostess, Little Debbie – almost all have egg white, DingDongs, Twinkies, Swiss Rolls, etc. Check all Hostess and Little Debbie ingredients!

Substitutions:

Tuna sandwich – use Nayonnaise instead of Mayo.

Add tuna to mac ‘n cheese.

Tofu is a great source of protein and can be used in a lot of ways; fried, raw with a bit of soy sauce on it, or whatever you like (hoisin, teriyaki,) cubed in soup such as miso or saimin (ramen.)

Tuna Melts

Bread
Butter
Cheese (Cheddar, American, whatever you like)
Tuna
Nayonnaise

Mix tuna and Nayonnaise.  Make just like a grilled cheese!

Granola

Oats - old-fashioned, not quick oats

Coconut

Nut & Seed Options:  if you are allergic to peanuts but not tree nuts, etc., choose what works for you:  almonds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, cashews, macadamia nuts, walnuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts.  BE AWARE, many nuts are processed on the same machinery as peanuts!

Chopped, dried fruit (apricots, blueberries, cranberries (Craisins,) dates, raisins, mango, apple, pineapple, cherries

                                 

Liquids:  honey, maple syrup, molasses, brown sugar & butter,

Seasonings:  cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger

                                     

Preheat oven to 350 F degrees,  175 (177) C degrees.

In a big bowl, mix oats, dried fruits, nuts, coconut, in whatever combo you decide.

Melt 1 T. butter or margarine, mix with ¼ C. honey.

Drizzle over dry mix, spread onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment.  You could even use a big roasting pan which would make it easier when it’s time to stir.

Bake 20 minutes, stirring about every 5 minutes.  Check to see if it’s done enough for you, crunchy enough.

Let cool, enjoy!                                            

Make your own Trail Mix!

Mix together any combo of:

·         coconut

·         chocolate, butterscotch, white chocolate chips (hint: M&M’s don’t melt as fast)

·         banana chips

·         If you are allergic to peanuts but not tree nuts, etc., choose what works for you:  almonds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, cashews, macadamia nuts, walnuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts.  BE AWARE, many nuts are processed on the same machinery as peanuts!

·         Chopped, dried fruit:  apricots, blueberries, cranberries (Craisins,) dates, raisins, mango, apple, pineapple, cherries

·         M&M’s

·         Cheerios

·         Pretzels

·         Yogurt covered raisins or nuts (again, beware of the nuts)

·         Mini marshmallows

Yummy Brownies! (egg/peanut-free)

Ingredients:

1/3 C. all-purpose flour
1 C. water

1/2 C. butter (1 stick)
2/3 C. unsweeted cocoa powder

2 C. white sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 C. all-purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 C. chopped nuts (optional, customize for your allergy situation.)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)

Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.

In a heavy saucepan, combine  the 1/3 C. flour and 1 C. water.  Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick.  Transfer to a mixing bowl and set aside to cool.

In a small saucepan, melt butter, then add the cocoa and mix until it is smooth, set aside to cool.

Beat the sugar and vanilla into the cooled flour mixture, then stir in the cocoa mixture until well blended.

Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt, and stir into batter until just blended. Fold in nuts if you choose.

Spread evenly over the prepared pan.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Let cool before cutting.

We used this as the base for an ice cream cake.  Yummy!

Crazy Cake! (egg/peanut-free)

Ingredients:

3 C. all-purpose flour
2 C. white sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 C. unsweetened cocoa powder

3/4 C. vegetable oil
2 T. distilled white vinegar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 C. cold water

Directions:

Sift flour, sugar, salt, soda and cocoa (dry ingredients) into a bowl.
Make three wells and pour oil in one well, vinegar into another, and vanilla in the third.
Pour cold water over all and stir well with a fork.

Pour into UNGREASED cake pan of your choice.

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes, or until tooth pick inserted comes out clean.

Let cool and frost!


I have used 2, 9 inch rounds, and also 8 1/2" and 10" springform pans (for one batch.)
You can also use a 9 x 13" pan.

We have tried other eggless cakes and this is the only one we will ever use! Delicious!

Mochi Chicken (egg/peanut-free)

Sunbutter Cookies (egg/peanut-free)

Eggless Crepes

Bisquick Pancakes (egg/peanut-free)

The instructions on the Bisquick box can be prepared as shown,

just eliminate the eggs.

You'll never know the difference!

Number of Pancakes:                 Bisquick Mix:                Milk:
About 14                                                         2 C.                                              1 C.

Mix the Bisquick and milk just until combined.

I usually throw in a handful of blueberries or a good sprinkle of cinnamon.

Yummy!