this will be kind of long, sorry…
I made up a recipe myself for “health cookies” since I couldn’t find one with all the things I want. I want to include all the food groups so it’s a full meal replacement cookie. I made them, and they taste ok, but the texture is sort of “cakey” not a crisp cookie like I wanted. I want sugar-free and wheat-free.
3 eggs
1 C. dry powdered milk
2 C. grated zucchini
1 C. grated carrots
1/2 C. walnuts
3 T. oil
1 and 1/2 C. dry oats
1/2 C. brown rice flour
1/2 C. sugar Twin
1/2 C. raisins
1 C. unsweetened applesauce
2 t. vanilla
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. salt
it made 36 cookies, and I figured the calories, fat, protein, etc…. but they just seemed too soft and not really “cookie-ish”.
What would you add, subtract, or change to make them better?
maybe try baking at a lower temp and for a longer time
i/e dry out a bit
Add 3 TBS Butter…..more walnuts…less applesauce.
i’d try with less applesauce…or maybe only use 2 eggs.
Your eggs are probably making it the cake texture. Try adding one less egg and if it is too dry add a little more applesauce.
Whats happening is your grated zucchini and carrots are making it really moist. What you should do is cook both of these first. If you don’t want to do that, use 1 cup zucchini, and 1/2 carrots…also more eggs makes for more of a cake like consistancy, use 1 egg you only need this as a binder. Please, Please, Please don’t use sugar substitue…its so bad for you…try less applesauce, and use all natural sugar (blonde turbanado) it will taste so much better if you do this. Do you think that eating healthy is putting chemicals in your food? or natural sugar that you’re supposed to eat in moderation…..sounds like a great recipe…think about what I said though.