Chocolate chip cookies recipe
The art of ingredient substitution
Did you know that by substituting ingredients from a basic recipe, you can easily adapt it to your diet?
In this article, you'll find different options for substituting ingredients from a basic recipe. Here, we'll take a look at an essential holiday recipe: chocolate chip cookies. Santa loves them. Why not offer him this snack in your own image?
To take things a step further, discover several tips for your receptions. While planning a festive meal can be stressful, adding in everyone's dietary restrictions makes the process even more arduous. Read the blog post here!
Basic chocolate chip cookie recipe
First, look for inspiration in any recipe available. Internet, book, magazine, whatever. This one comes from Recettes du Québec.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup soft butter
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup milk (if needed)
Preparation
Preheat oven to 375°F.
In a bowl, combine butter and brown sugar. Add egg and stir well.
In another bowl, combine all dry ingredients.
Stir dry ingredients into butter mixture. Mix well. If dough is too dry, add milk to bind.
Using two spoons, place the dough in small balls spaced 5 cm apart on a buttered baking sheet. Bake for 10 min, or until the cookies begin to brown. Cool and store in an airtight tin.
Vegan chocolate chip cookie recipe
If you don't eat animal products or by-products, you have to remove them! Here's how it works.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup plant-based spread or coconut oil
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 1 flax egg (1 tbsp. ground flax seeds in 2 tbsp. water, leave to soak for a few minutes)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips (watch the packaging, many companies offer vegan options)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup vegetable drink (if required)
Preparation
Same as above, except for the butter on the baking sheet. Substitute it for soy spread or simply a non-stick sheet.
Gluten-free recipe for chocolate chip cookies
More and more food products are available gluten-free. If you have a genuine allergy, look for gluten-free certification. If it's more of an intolerance, it's up to the individual. Some prefer certified foods, while others are more permissive.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup soft butter
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats (naturally gluten-free, but risk of cross-contamination; check certification if allergic)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup flour (several gluten-free options are available, choose an all-purpose version and substitute without further modification)
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup gluten-free chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup milk if required
Preparation
All the same!
Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Here, the term "healthy" is rather broad. Everyone will have their own idea of what's healthy and what's not. Here's a general and very subjective idea that may inspire you to personalize as you see fit.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup organic coconut oil
- 1 1/2 cups organic rolled oats
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar or 1-2 ripe mashed bananas
- 1 cup organic spelt flour
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips or dried fruit
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup vegetable drink (if required)
Preparation
No difference at all!
Now it's your turn to get creative in the kitchen! Be creative. Do a little research. Experiment. Don't be confined to your recipe, have fun!
Happy cooking!
