Lime/Coconut Deliciousness

On Tuesday I saw this posting on Poppytalk for lime coconut chewy cookies and decided that I needed to make them.  I've been craving coconut since Sunday so the timing was perfect.

The cookie recipe was very easy to 'vegan-ize' and it's oh so yummy.  I was full from eating cookie dough before the first batch was out of the oven.

So for the vegan version you'll need:

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup unsweetened toasted coconut

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

*1 cup vegan butter (I use Becel Vegan when baking.  I find it easier to work with than Earth Balance)

1 1/2 cups white sugar

*1 egg replacer (for this recipe I used a flax egg.  1 tbsp ground flax meal + 3 tbsps of warm water)

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

zest from 1 lime

3 tablespoons of fresh lime juice

Start by toasting some shredded coconut.  The first time I toasted coconut I remember thinking two things.  The first was, 'MAN, that was easy!' and the second was, 'why would I ever eat non-toasted coconut again?'  Just remember to keep the heat on medium and stir constantly.

Next, zest and juice one lime -- and make sure you do it in that order.  I really like juicing citrus so I got really excited and did that first. I just learned that it's very difficult to zest a juiced lime.

Prepare your egg replacer by mixing the ground flax meal and water.

Preheat oven to 350F. Line cookie sheets with parchment.

Mix together flour, toasted coconut, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside. 

In a large bowl, combine the Becel vegan and sugar together. Add in the egg replacer, vanilla, lime juice and zest. Mix in the dry ingredients in two batches until thoroughly combined. 

Roll dough into teaspoon-sized balls and then roll in sugar. Flatten slightly and place on lined cookie sheets two inches apart.

Bake for 10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.  Then enjoy!

I tried a couple with sea salt sprinkled on the top to see if they were margarita-like.  They were pretty good!

Again, I got this delicious recipe over at the Poppytalk blog.  Be sure to check it out....and bake these cookies.  So good!!!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Alex & Arthur

Thursday Random

Arthur was being a giant ball of brat last night, so I have no cute photos to post today.   But here's one of his royal chunkiness from Tuesday night.  This little guy is getting seriously hefty...but that's normal.

In other news, I had a really amazing burrito from the vegan restaurant Hot Beans.

(Note - the menu says they have doughnuts...they don't have doughnuts anymore :( sad face)  In honour of the holiday season they're offering something they call the "Leftovers" burrito for one week.  Wrapped in a tortilla you have: Yuba 'turkey', bread stuffing, roasted root veg, gravy, and cranberry sauce. Oh  my goodness guys, SO GOOD! I devoured the thing within minutes.  I couldn't even bother taking a good photo of it, I just wanted it in my belly.  I'm so glad I waited to have a really late lunch because if I had waited until dinner I would have missed out today as I saw on twitter they sold out around 6:30.  If you're in Toronto within the next week, go! You won't regret it.

Did everyone go buy the We Bought a Zoo soundtrack?  It was released on Tuesday and is full of Jonsi goodness!