chocolate chip cookies [Archive]

Rawkinlocs

03-03-2006, 07:21 PM

Hey Debbie!

Oh BOY! You're in for a treat!! :D

Here is Mysticat's original recipe for chocolate chip cookies:

Chocolate chip cookies
http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8566&highlight=chocolate+chip+cookies
1 3/4 cups cashew "flour"
3/4 cup ground oat groats (or use all cashew flour for a much sweeter dough)
1/4 cup agave
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup coconut oil
chocolate chips (blend 1/2 cup coconut oil, 1/2 cup carob, 1/2 cup cacao
put mixture in freezer, then chop into chunks)
--form into balls, roll in cashew "flour" and refrigerate

Pumkin Seed cookies:
1/2 cup pumpkin seed butter
1 cup pepitas
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup maple syrup or agave
1 cup ground oat groats
1/4 cup carob
---form into balls, roll in carob and dehydrate until firm (I left in overnight)

And here is my variation along with pictures!

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10083&highlight=chocolate+chip+cookies
I added about 1/4 c. more of the ground oats than the recipe called for AND I added 1/4 c. of ground golden flax seeds along with a dash or two of sea salt and I didn't roll them in cashew flour and they were dehydrated. Talk about giving Toll House a run for the money...the coconut oil is key in giving them an awesome buttery flavor (but ONLY if you have a nice, tasty brand of coconut oil. I usually use Virgin De Coco but I bought some from my local co-op by Omega Nutrition and it tastes the same as the aforementioned one) You can see pics of the one's I made in the dehydrator below. In the last batch I recently made, I added chopped pecans and walnuts to half of the batch. Forgot to add that I added a little agave to the choco chip mixture.

brwnrawgirl

03-03-2006, 07:35 PM

I'll have to try this recipe as well because Cookies were one of my most favorite things prior to going raw.... :p

twinyoga

03-04-2006, 01:40 PM

Rawkinlocs

03-04-2006, 01:54 PM

Thanks! I can't wait to try them. I assume the cashew flour is made by soaking cashews, dehydrating them and then grinding into a flour. Correct?

I still have a craving for the cookies and it's been going on four days now.

Thanks, again!

I didn't do all of that (soak, dehydrate)...I just ground them up as/is! That's up to you if you want to do that or not, but I did not.

Secret Heart

03-04-2006, 10:46 PM

Hi Rawkin,

Is there a substitute for the coconut oil that i can use? I just don't want to buy a whole tub of it and then only use a little bit. Thanks!

Heather

rawcanadagirl

03-05-2006, 01:15 PM

I find the coconut oil makes a big difference in cookies. It gives them a really rich creamy flavour - I put it in all my cookies!
I make a recipe that is similar to this one, but I use dates for sweetening (I find it milder than straight agave), and use a blend of coconut oil/cacao and just mix it right in. Rawkinlocs is right though - the recipe is DELICIOUS! Chewy and decadent! :D

twinyoga

03-09-2006, 01:03 PM

I made these last night and they are delicious! Thank you so much for sharing.

shakti17

03-09-2006, 03:09 PM

hi twinyoga!

your post reminded me of my dinner last night...

chocolate pie and mint chip ice cream - both raw!!!! they were AMAZING!!!!

i went over to The Plant, a raw place in Brooklyn I hadn't been to yet...oh my g-d!!!!!!
so yummy, unbelievable it was raw! seriously, like better than the real thing!
amazing raw chocolate desserts are possible!
Hallelulah!

MangoMommy

03-11-2006, 09:43 AM

these cookies are so GOOD!! I don't ever have to worry about a chocolate chip cookie craving again!! My SAD dh & dc like them too!!

Shivananda

03-11-2006, 10:27 AM

Is there a substitute for the coconut oil that i can use? I just don't want to buy a whole tub of it and then only use a little bit.
Hi Heather,

I suggest you read up on the health benefits of raw coconut oil and see if you might not have more use for it than you first thought. I bought my first jar of it specifically as a dietary supplement, taking a good heaping tablespoon of it every morning with my breakfast. Then I started finding all kinds of good uses for it in the kitchen. Now I put some into several of my raw desserts, like raw pies and puddings, because when chilled it helps produce a gelled consistency.

And I also use it like shortening to lightly grease cheesecake molds and pie dishes to allow easy release of the finished foods I make in them. I mean, it looks almost like Crisco, and works in a very similar way, being solid at a lower temperatures and liquid at higher temperatures, although the temperature range is lower. So I chill the mold or pie dish slightly, then use my fingers to spread a slightly film of the coconut oil. The heat of my fingers liquifies it, then the cool dish solidifies it in place. And the film is so slight it doesn't affect the taste of the dish, but it sure makes it easier to get it out. This is VERY handy.

Here's an example of what I am talking about. It's a sunflower seed pate that I wanted to mold into an attractive shape before putting out on a buffet. But sunny pate is kind of sticky, and can be hard to unmold in one piece. So I lightly greased a heart shaped cheesecake mold with raw coconut oil, then sprinkled finely chopped parsley into the mold so it would stick to the cocoCrisco, then finally spooned the sunny pate into the mold. After chilling, the pate firmed up, and the coconut oil allowed it to unmold easily. Cool, huh? And best of all, it's really good for you!

wyjoz

03-11-2006, 09:45 PM

Shivananda: That's Beauty In Action nevermind Good Food! Joz

shakti17

03-13-2006, 02:10 PM

beautiful!

Raw Jewelrylady

03-13-2006, 03:35 PM

Shivananda-What a great idea for the coconut oil. Thanks for sharing.

Lana

maydolphin10

03-13-2006, 03:50 PM

i just made them and i completely left out the coconut oil, and added nothing in substitution. still delicious!

vickiesltw

03-21-2006, 12:56 AM

I was looking at this chocolate chip cookie recipe and need to know what avage amd cacao are. The recipe sounds awesome

Vickie
"Lil' Brat"

samadhisoul

03-21-2006, 04:26 AM

Agave nectar is a sweetener-available raw...Madhava is a popular brand

cacao is "raw" chocolate--but that's debatable
available at nature's first law and some health food stores

hope this helps :))
aisha

tvillemom

03-21-2006, 08:58 AM

Can I just use all carob instead...I can't AFFORD the price of the cacao nibs! Also, I don't have agave, can I use honey, or would alittle maple syrub be better? Maybe use 1/2 honey and 1/2 maple syrup? Thanks for the tips.
Wendi

tvillemom

03-21-2006, 09:17 AM

Shivananda, what is that beautiful dish you made? I know now I have to try this trick you've suggested, presentation makes a big difference!
Wendi

samadhisoul

03-21-2006, 04:34 PM

how long did you dehydrate the cookies? maybe I am just being impatient about them, but mine don't even look like they will firm up...

Jadrien24

03-22-2006, 12:46 PM

I really want to try this recipe (I've had cookie cravings too!) but I had to ask, are we supposed to sprout or soak the oat groats beforehand? I thought we had to do that for all grains to make them digestable. Or does grinding them up make it okay? Thanks.

Rawkinlocs

03-22-2006, 03:11 PM

tvillemom: You can use carob and honey if you like. I'm not a big carob fan, so I mixed the two. As for honey, used that my first time making these and the honey flavor overpowered too much for MY tastes...but it may not bother you. I used the agave the next time because it's more neutral. You might also wish to try dates or date paste.

samadhisoul: I made a large amount of them and I just left them in the dehydrator until they were eaten all up. No, they won't firm up that much. They will be more like REEEALLY soft-"baked" cookies...or maybe even more like eating cookie dough that's slightly done, but still very delicious! I mean, you can't beat eating cookied dough that you don't have to worry about salmonella from eggs! :)

jadrien24: No, don't bother with sprouting as the oat groats more than likely won't sprout as it's been stated they're not "truly" raw and have been steamed. If that bothers you, I suppose you could get wheat or spelt berries and soak, sprout and dehydrate those and then grind that. But for me, I used the oat groats just ground up and I was good with that.

Leslie_L

03-24-2006, 04:43 PM

Hey Guys,

I can't have cashews due to a food reactivity issue so I tried the recipe with a combo of almond and macademia nut flour. I am very sad to say they came out horrible. I actually had to throw them out. I was quite bummed. They had a very terrible after taste. Any thoughts ?? Seems like you could use a different type of nut flour but I guess those 2 were not a good substitution or combo.

Leslie

karenbeel

04-11-2006, 07:23 AM

I think this is what you are looking for hope it is, Take care and have fun making. Blessings Karen.

Chocolate chips

(blend 1/2 cup coconut oil, 1/2 cup carob, 1/2 cup cacao
put mixture in freezer, then chop into chunks)

laurabfig

10-02-2006, 07:05 AM

Is cashew flour just ground up cashews in the food processor? sorry if this is an obvious question....i really want to get these right the first time i make them cause they sound yummy.

JEN

10-02-2006, 11:14 AM

I grind mine in my coffee grinder to get it a little finer than the processor does.

luna99

03-23-2007, 01:57 PM

bump. I smell cookies in the office and want some now! only raw.

Tropigal

03-23-2007, 10:50 PM

Rawkinlocs...the link doesn't work for me....??? :(

jocelynAZ

03-24-2007, 12:25 AM

This recipe sounds awesome! Thanks, Cherie for sharing. I definitely need to try this recipe. If anyone else is interested, RawGuru's chocolate chip cookie recipe is really good too. I've made his recipe and it's delicious! Here's a couple of pics of my attempt at his recipe. :)

Someone needs to post a pic of their choc. chip cookie using the recipe Cherie gave!

Rawkinlocs

03-24-2007, 12:34 AM

Tropigal, the links were posted back before the forum board was updated so the old links are no longer working. But here is the link to the pictures of the ones I made: http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=677&d=1138328719

And here is the link to the original thread with photos of Mysticat's (the originator of this recipe) looked: http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=7772&highlight=chocolate+chip+cookies

Now mind you, she merely refrigerated them, but I decided to dehydrate them and I also added agave to the "chips" portion of the recipe.

Thank Jocelyn! Yours look good too!

Adagio Breezes

03-24-2007, 08:29 PM

Was the cookie recipie supposed to be put in a blender or food processor? Maybe I didn't read the post correctly...

Here's an example of what happens when you take a good recipie and butcher it.

Last night, I got inspired to make this. Bear in mind, that I lack:

a. intelligence
b. common sense
c. experience with raw recipies
d. culinary skill

I decided to halve the recipie, so, knowing I was going about this all wrong, but not really caring too much, I got some raw cashews and ground them up with a motor and pestle: a time-consuming, bicep-wrenching method of grinding nuts to make flour (I don't have the required oats). Eventually I would get impatient at about the time when the "flour" was kinda chunky, but I thought "That's good enough, I don't have all night."

I don't have agave, so I substituted maple syrup. I don't have ingredients to make raw chocolate chips, so I used regular vegan chocolate chips. I neither eat nor own coconut oil (it's so high in saturated fat, it prety much goes straight to the arteries the moment it's swallowed), so I substituted peanut oil. I put the syrup, chocolate chips, peanut oil, vanilla, and cashew flour in a bowl and stirred it with a spoon. No amount of stirring would bring it to the consistency required to form it into balls and roll it into excess cashew flour. So, I put it in a tupperware container, added a layer of cashew flour on top. I put the lid on and put it in the fridge.

This morning, I woke up in anticipation, slightly excited to try my recipie, but keeping my expectations low (lack of culinary skill, remember?). It was SO SO sweet! Nauseatingly sweet. I could almost feel my teeth decaying out of my mouth. I hated the fact that I had wasted healthy, raw, expensive nuts, so I forced myself to eat most of it. I think it pretty much killed my taste for maple syrup. I also though that it would be kinda hard after being in the fridge overnight, but it wasn't.

It wasn't all bad, though! I learned that simply throwing food into a bowl and stirring doesn't ensure palatable food, and that I should really get the whole recipie before deciding to cook something!

In time, I'd like to try to make this again. With the required kitchen tools.

laurabfig

03-24-2007, 09:45 PM

I just want to say that was a very amusing story to read. Sounds like something I would do.

RawFoodieMom

03-24-2007, 11:11 PM

Adagio, you're hilarious! Thanks for sharing your experience, seriously, I'm laughing so hard. Mainly because I can totally relate. I have never been much of a cook, and learning how to prepare raw recipes has been quite an experience and I've done a LOT of silly things... There was a thread a while back about "raw disasters", you will see mine and many other people's mistakes on that thread, I'll try to find it, LOL!

Edit: Here's the link!

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=14135&highlight=raw+disasters

Deb

Adagio Breezes

03-25-2007, 12:12 PM

My post was meant to be funny, I'm glad it was taken that way! :D Thanks for the thread, Deb. I might copy and paste my story there.

Mishka

03-25-2007, 02:11 PM

That's classic!!! Frame it and say..."once upon a time I went raw"...

Thanks for sharing that, that was a good laugh!:p

And as far as the recipe goes, I made it yesterday too. I ground my cashews in a coffee grinder to make them into flour. Then liquified my coconut oil (which is raw..and not a problem on the arteries...you can check on this site for some great documentation or google it...it's wonderful stuff) in my dehydrator till it was liquid. I then mixed all the ingredients together with a fork...added my chopped up raw chocolate chips, and mixed them in with the dough, and rolled into balls, put in a bag, and placed in the freezer. Wala! And my kids have been scarfing them down with raw ice cream, and even alone. My husband wants me to keep these on hand in the freezer at all times now. It's a good one for non raw foodist too, so I hope you give it another go! Hope that helps :)
warmly,
Mishka

Eilene

03-26-2007, 07:31 AM

JocelynAZ...where can we find RawGuru's chocolate chip cookie recipe?

Thanks!

jocelynAZ

03-26-2007, 01:34 PM

Hi Eilene ~ I thought the recipe was on Raw Guru's site at www.rawguru.com but it's not. I now remember that it was a recipe he posted on his forum. Thank goodness I saved the recipe on my computer. Here ya go! :)

Raw Chocolate Chip Cookies
**Warning** these cookies are addicting; eat with caution and extra enzymes.

Chocolate Chips
1 cup tahini or almond butter
1 cup agave nectar or ½ cup and 1 tbs. raisons
½ cup carob powder
½ cup peeled raw cacao beans (ground fine)
1 tsp. sun dried vanilla bean (seeds only) or 1 tsp. non-alcoholic vanilla extract
Pinch of Celtic sea salt

How to: Combine everything together till smooth. Let this mixture refrigerate for 1 hour. Now spoon this mixture into a hefty zip lock bag and cut one of the bottom sides. You will use this as a pastry bag. Take out the dehydrator tray and pipe “chips”. Pipe on more dehydrator trays. Now place the trays in the dehydrator and dehydrate at 105°F for 20 hours or until dry. Store these chips in an airtight container. These go great as a snack.

Chocolate chip cookies
1 cup soaked, dehydrated, ground almonds
2 tbs. ground golden flax seeds
4 tbs. coconut oil
2 tbs. honey or 3-4 tbs. agave nectar
1 tsp. vanilla extract (optional)
¾ cup chocolate chips
Pinch of Celtic sea salt
½ cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pistachios, etc.)

How to: In a food processor combine everything except the walnuts and the chocolate chips. Now, fold in the chips and walnuts. Stir till combined. Refrigerate this mixture for 1 hour. Take 1 heaping tbs. of the batter and make it into a cookie shape, continue this method until all the batter is used. Dehydrate cookies at 110°F for 12-18 hours or until hard on the outside and moist inside. Serve warm right out of the dehydrator with ice cream!

Have the best day ever!
Alex
www.rawguru.com

Damzlfly

03-26-2007, 02:20 PM

If these taste like chewy chips ahoy cookies I will never eat anything else again.

Hello, My name is Shayna and I'm a Chewy Chips Ahoy-aholic.

Have I ever mentioned that I live beside the Christie factory (as in Mr.Christie you make goooood cookies!) And that at 11PM every night they do their baking? I try to time my last dog walk to the 11PM time frame. It smells so good outside that you want to eat the air.

Yummmmmmmmmmmmmm

Eilene

03-26-2007, 06:01 PM

WOW...thaks so much JocelynAZ. :-)

fuzzywater

03-26-2007, 08:28 PM

It smells so good outside that you want to eat the air.

Hehe! That's just a great line!

laurabfig

03-26-2007, 11:03 PM

I cannot wait to try the recipe above. Thanks for taking the time to post it.

Damzlfly

03-27-2007, 06:55 AM

Hehe! That's just a great line!

Hehe the thing is, I'm SO not kidding. My mom was here last night and we took my dog out for a walk and she was like OMG it smells like CARAMEL!!

We are so like Pavolv its not funny :p

I need a raw caramel fix...QUICK! Anyone?

laurabfig

03-27-2007, 12:39 PM

I just have to say, I made the chocolate chips in the recipe above and they are in the dehydrator now. Made FOUR trays of them!!! which is great b/c they will not last long with me. They were SO delicious. I took strawberries and dipped them in the chocolate batter before making the chips...OMG!!! this HAS to be the best raw thing I have tasted!!! I cannot WAIT to make these cookies tonight. :)

Eilene

03-27-2007, 05:23 PM

I have these cookies in the fridge right now...counting down the hour that I can put them in the dehydrator. The batter tastes fabulous. I used the other cocolate chips in this dough as I still had some left in the freezer. Next time though...I can't wait to try the Raw Gurus chips. I'm drooling already! :-)

being

03-28-2007, 03:07 PM

Rawkinlocs

03-28-2007, 03:21 PM

Eilene

03-28-2007, 10:18 PM

Man oh man the Raw Guru's cookie are fabulous. Love em!!

laurabfig

03-28-2007, 11:16 PM

I made these delightful chocolate chip cookies this morning, using basically the Rawkinlocs recipe posted earlier in the thread...

1 3/4 c. cashew flour
1/2 c. barley flour (ground up barley groats)
1/2 c. flaxmeal
1/3 c. coconut oil (liquefied)
1/4 c. agave nectar (too much, they are SUPERsweet!)
1.5 tsp. vanilla

Stir in cacao nibs. Chill. :D

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED if you need a treat!

Next I'll have to try the RawGuru recipe for comparison. Oh what a task :p

"Oh what a task" is right! I just finished the recipe today and it is A LOT of work. I'm not sure if the finished product will warrant all the time I spent making them (especially when the cashew flour recipe is really good too). The one thing I am SURE i'll make again is the rawguru chocolate chip recipe ( it is the closest thing to chocolate that i have found!)...I will eat this on strawberries or freeze it for a bit then break into chunks to add to the cashew flour recipe for choc chip cookies.

laurabfig

03-29-2007, 11:34 AM

Yep, my gut instinct was right (no pun intended). :) The cookies are done and while they ARE delicious, I'm not sure all the work was worth it.

But I still LOVE the chocolate in them.

I truly think recipes like this are so helpful in keeping me raw. I can get my sweet tooth fix in a somewhat healthy way. Although I am still trying to cut back on sweets and eat more greens. I could eat these cookies all day long! :D

mlwaug

05-11-2007, 07:05 PM

I am just starting to go raw and by reading your reply's you seem to very know alot about this. Do you mind if I bug you until I get this down packed?

I need help with getting a dehydrator but I'm not sure if I want to kick out $200+ for an excalibur. Any suggestions.

spiralgirl

06-18-2007, 06:34 PM

Rawkinlocs,

This recipe looks amazing. I can't wait to try it out soon. I'm in the midst of getting a dehydrator from Excalibur.

Steph

spiralgirl

07-26-2007, 08:09 PM

Chocolate chip cookies[/B]
http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8566&highlight=chocolate+chip+cookies
1 3/4 cups cashew "flour"
3/4 cup ground oat groats (or use all cashew flour for a much sweeter dough)
1/4 cup agave
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup coconut oil
chocolate chips (blend 1/2 cup coconut oil, 1/2 cup carob, 1/2 cup cacao
put mixture in freezer, then chop into chunks)
--form into balls, roll in cashew "flour" and refrigerate

And here is my variation along with pictures!

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10083&highlight=chocolate+chip+cookies
I added about 1/4 c. more of the ground oats than the recipe called for AND I added 1/4 c. of ground golden flax seeds along with a dash or two of sea salt and I didn't roll them in cashew flour and they were dehydrated. Talk about giving Toll House a run for the money...the coconut oil is key in giving them an awesome buttery flavor (but ONLY if you have a nice, tasty brand of coconut oil. I usually use Virgin De Coco but I bought some from my local co-op by Omega Nutrition and it tastes the same as the aforementioned one) You can see pics of the one's I made in the dehydrator below. In the last batch I recently made, I added chopped pecans and walnuts to half of the batch. Forgot to add that I added a little agave to the choco chip mixture.

Rawkinlocs,

Okay I made these cookies today with a few changes, I didn't have the oat groats and enough cashews so I made it with a combination of cashews, walnuts, almond pulp and oatmeal to make up the 2.5 cups. Also instead of agave I used honey (I know that part really doesn't matter).

Anywho I just popped them in the dehydrator about an hour ago and wondered how long you keep yours in? Mine look kind of wet and gooey and I'm wondering if they will ever dry out at all. Do you still have the photo of yours from way back? I couldn't open that link.

Oops just realized I didn't add that extra half cup of extra ingredients you mention (the 1/4 of extra flax seed and the 1/4 of oatmeal). Just dawned on me that is why they may not work.

:)

Update: So I took them out of the dehydrator after a few hours and just added 1/2 cup of oatmeal and 1/4 cup of flax seed. Kept them in the dehydrator for like 10 hours at 105 and they hardened a bit. So I just ended up sticking them in the freezer to harden up and I'll eat them that way. They taste great still.