Happy Earth Day "Compost Cookies": Foodie Friday

Compost Cookie c2012

Sunday is Earth Day and I have talked a lot about how what you eat effects the planet's health and how important bees are to maintaining the health of plants on the Earth. I thought I would end the week on a lighter note. My daughter and I heard about Momofuku's Compost Cookies and thought it was a neat idea for Earth Day. When my daughter looked at the recipe she said no way am I cooking with corn syrup. That's my whole foods girl! She decided to rework the recipe and it came out fantastic. These cookies really can be made from the crumbs at the bottom of the pretzel bag... experiment and enjoy!

Compost Cookies 
by J Balch

Preparation: 30 minutes                 Serving: 12 cookies

Ingredients: 
2 cups of all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of baking powder

1 cup granulated sugar 
plus about 1/8 cup extra for rolling cookies 
1/8 cup brown sugar for rolling cookies

2 sticks of unsalted butter softened
1 large egg
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips (or dried fruit, cereal, etc.)

1 1/2 cups of pretzel pieces (or potato chips, goldfish, graham crackers, etc.)

Directions:

1) Adjust oven rack to upper and middle position, preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2) Cover 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.

3) Whisk dry together: flour, salt, baking powder.

4) Either by hand or with an electric mixer cream the butter and the sugar together. 

5) Once combined well, add the egg and vanilla extract beat until well incorporated.

6) Slowly, at a low speed, add the whisked flour mixer, do not over beat. 

7) Once flour is absorbed into the wet ingredients add your snack ingredients by hand. (i.e. chocolate chips and pretzels)

8) Mix 1/8 cup white sugar and 1/8 cup brown sugar in a small bowl.  

9) Scoop 1 - 11/2 tablespoons of batter. Roll them into balls, then roll them in the sugar to coat the outside of the cookie.

10) Put the balls of dough on a parchment covered cookie sheet about 1 inch apart. Press down on the balls slightly with a drinking glass to help the cookie spread as it bakes.

11) Bake for about 10 minutes switching positions of the cookies from top to bottom, front to back, half way between the finishing time. 

12) Let cool completely before removing the cookies from the parchment.
copyright 2012

Earth Day cookie, compost cookie, sugar cookie, snack food cookie, butter cookie, recycling cookie 

Hosted by Home Maid Simple & Simple Living with Diane Balch

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