Eggless Cookie Experiments

So I've been testing out eggless cookie ideas/recipes.

When Tara was first diagnosed with her allergies we mostly stuck with the expensive boxes of mix. Those often contained rice though and the taste was a bit granular.

So I looked at my alternatives. Ener-G egg replacement was out, the stuff works but leaves a chemical taste. Ground flax see was another option but no, not for cookies.

So I went for the bananas.

If you love the taste of bananas this is the option for you.

Take your normal, well loved chocolate chip recipe and instead of eggs mash up 1.5 to 2 small/med bananas. A little banana gets you a dense cake like cookie, larger amount gets you a thin batter that makes a crisp but chewy cookie.

These are a big hit, but I decided to try out pumpkin as I was a little burnt out on the banana.

2-3 tablespoons of pumpkin puree for the egg worked really well. I threw in a dash of cinnamon for the hell of it. Mike says he could definitely taste the pumpkin but I didn't really notice it. They tasted like typical chocolate chip cookies to me. The girls love them so they passed the big test.

This fall I may skip the chocolate chips, up the pumpkin and throw in some more cinnamon and ground cloves for a really nice spice cookie.

On the list for future testing: applesauce!