This recipe creates a truly delicious and healthy alternative to the average cookie.  I have fooled even the pickiest eaters with this recipe.  This Gluten Free recipe is also Nut free, Egg and Butter free.  I often hear “these are the best cookies I have eaten.”

Vegan Tofu Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

1 box of Mori-Nu lite silken tofu (firm) 12.3 ounces – this is a non-refrigerated item
1/2 cup cane sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup grapeseed oil
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract (leave out with nut allergy)
2 cups rolled oats (certified gluten free if needed)
1 cup flour (1/2 cup rice flour, 3 tbsp potato starch, 1 tbsp tapioca starch, 1/2tsp xantham gum)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup chocolate chips (I use Ghirardelli 60% cacao)
( I also add raw sunflower seeds, coconut, walnuts or whatever else you care for when adding the choc chips) [Read more...]