Thursday, December 29, 2011

Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are a wonderful treat, whether it's the holiday season or not. Vegan, planet, and allergy friendly too!

Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees F, Grease baking sheet
  • 2 & 1/2 cups whole wheat/ unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 tea. baking soda
  • 1 tea. baking powder
  • 1 tea. ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tea. ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 tea. ground cloves
  • 1/2 tea. salt
  • 1 cup unbleached sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegan margarine, softened
  • 1 & 1/2- 2 cups canned pumpkin
  • 1 tablespoon applesauce
  • 1 tea. vanilla extract
  • 1-2 cups vegan chocolate chips
Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and salt in bowl
Beat sugar and vegan margarine in large mixer bowl until blended, add pumpkin and applesauce and beat until blended
Gradually beat in flour mixture
If mixture is too dry, or you'd like them moister, add more pumpkin
After well mixed, add chocolate chips and stir
Drop by rounded 1/4 cup onto baking sheet
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until edges are firm, cookies may still be soft, but will harden up after removed
Let cool on metal racks if possible

Think Twice About What You Eat!

With many of you still financially supporting factory farming take a look at these precious babies.One day thanks to you they will end up a bloody, beaten mess long before they are even killed, they will be forced to live in their own shit, they will be infested with disease, and then you receive the satisfaction of "enjoying" them as dinner. Going vegetarian is a great STEP, but you continue to support the abuse of these animals in the factories if you are still consuming egg, milk, and the many other animal bi-products (even if you are buying cage-free/organic!). Do me a favor and Google factory farming (I couldn't stomach posting the photos) and do yourself, these animals, and this planet a favor of going vegan today! I would love to share my recipes and tips, as well as answering any questions that I know the answer to about factory farming!