No Eggs? No Problem! Egg Substitutes in Cookies
I want to share what you can do if you decide you want to make a batch of cookies but open the fridge and realize you are out of eggs.
To replace the eggs, add a nut butter or applesauce to your cookie recipe.
For example, my Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe already has 1/2 cup of peanut butter in it, so you can add another 1/2 cup of peanut butter to total 1 cup overall. They come out great, but with a texture all their own - a little more crumbly and with a kind of a melt-in-your-mouth feature. I quite like them.
Another example is oatmeal cookies. Instead of the egg you can add a cup of applesauce. And again, they turn out great.
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| Oatmeal Cookies Without Eggs |
As you can see in the photos, these cookies look great too!
This is a tip that didn't make it into my new cookie cookbook coming out shortly, so here are the recipes.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Without Eggs
Ingredients
1 cup salted butter, softened
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 11-oz bag Nestle's® mixed chocolate & peanut butter chips
Instructions
1. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine the butter, peanut butter, sugar and vanilla. Mix together with an electric mixer. Slowly add the flour mixture one cup at a time, until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
3. Add the mixed chocolate and peanut butter-flavored chips and stir until evenly distributed.
4. Drop the cookie dough by tablespoons onto a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet, at least 2 inches apart. I make these cookies big, so I only put 9 on a cookie sheet. If you make them smaller, you can get about a dozen on a cookie sheet.
5. Bake in a preheated 375-degree F oven for approximately 15 minutes.
6. Remove from oven and let the cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool.
Oatmeal Cookies Without Eggs
Ingredients
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup salted butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup applesauce
Instructions
1. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and oats. Set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine the butter, sugars, vanilla and applesauce. Slowly add the flour mixture one cup at a time, until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
3. Drop the cookie dough by tablespoons onto a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet, about 3 inches apart. For smaller cookies, drop the dough by teaspoons, about 2 inches apart.
4. Bake in a preheated 375-degree F oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or 8 to 10 minutes for smaller-sized cookies.
5. Remove from oven and let the cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool.
Happy baking!
~ Dana
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