Monday, February 27, 2012

Cooking Lessons - Graham Cracker Cookies

I found this recipe online several months ago, and modified it to fit Nathan's food allergies. The cookies come out looking like this:Evan helped me with these cookies. He wanted to make sure we had all our holidays covered. Candy canes are especially festive for the end of February! No? Nathan LOVES these cookies. I like that they are whole wheat based. The recipe makes about 70 cut cookies.

Start with two cups of whole wheat flour.
Add one cup white flour.
Add a pinch of salt.
Add 1/4 tspn cinnamon, 1/2 tspn baking soda. Mix together.
In a seperate bowl, add 1/2 cup softened "butter". I have been buying Fleischmann's unsalted spread because they sell it in the same grocery store I shop weekly. Which means no extra trip to another grocery store.
Add 1/2 cup brown sugar.
Cream the butter and the sugar in a bowl. Then add 1/3 cup honey and 2 tspns vanilla and 1/2 cup rice milk. Mix.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Mix just until blended. Put the dough into plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least a few hours.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface. Cut with cookie cutters. Bake at 350F for 12-15 minutes.
You probably wont have as cute an assistant as this guy, but, you will make it work :)

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