Adventures in Baking: Flax Seed

Today I adventured into baking with flax seed.  Besides that it's supposed to be sooooo good for you, it is also used as a handy egg replacement.  Why on earth replace eggs in baking!  well if by chance you are vegan, or like me and allergic to eggs so that even those egg replacers in the store can make you ill.  Both good reasons to attempt to find ways to replace eggs in some foods.  (I have had multiple pancake fails)

Today I went with chocolate chip cookies.  Not only did I attempt the flax seed egg replacer but also used a new baking mix cookie recipe.

Time to get started on these cookies!

First off what I used in making my cookies.

• 2 tbs ground flax seed
• 6 tbs warm water
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 3 tbs vanilla
• 3 cups all purpose baking mix
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 6 oz. chocolate chips

I only had multigrain baking mix, so I had to work with what I had!

First things first!  in a small bowl mix the 2 tbs ground flax seed with the 6 tbs of warm water and let this set for about 5 minutes.  

Preheat that oven to 375 F. 

In a larger bowl blend the butter, flax seed and vanilla.  Mine looked pretty choppy. 

Add in the 3 cups baking mix, 1 cup brown sugar, and chocolate chips.  The mixture was fairly dry, but then again that could be due to the multigrain baking mix I used. 

On a greased baking sheet, place rounded spoonfuls about an inch or more apart.   I found I had to use my fingers to help round them here. 

Bake at 375 F for 10 to 12 minutes.  They will come out soft, allow to cool on  the sheet about 2 minutes before removing to a cookie rack.  

I found that this recipe made roughly 4 dozen cookies for me.  The cookies turned out not too sweet, and they had a bit of a crunchy exterior with a soft chewy interior.  YUM.  

Oh BONUS, cookie dough is totally safe to pick at and eat while baking!  No raw eggs to worry about!  

ENJOY! 

Note:  I made this recipe with a different baking mix, and the baking time took almost 15 minutes.  Just keep an eye on your cookies!