No bake cookies..whaddya think?

[Pau]

No flax in no bake cookies! :vomit it has that smell!!! No offense 2big

I hate it too!!!! :raving

[2big4mysize]

hey, what can I say. I love the stuff :yes and use it as a fat, flour sub thickener, or just for itself. If you saw my FAQ on Flax before they edited the FAQ and cleaned up my spelling and stuff and made them one post topic posted only you know I had everything from cereal to desserts in their with flax. that was where Megs famouse flax chips originated right megs? she posted them in there and poof they became world famous inductionlegal fiber snack chips.

[Heidi3]

so megs how did the cookies come?

[not2late]

Still haven't had the time to make them. I'll report when I do.

Yep, 2big, guilty as charged. I developed those flax wafers after seeing how gooey flax meal became when added to water. The goo texture reminded me of similar textures in some regular cracker recipes sooooo....after a few prototypes, I came up with those flax wafers.

[JenniferGreen]

Action, ladies, Action...

I read these posts and thought, what the heck, I will make a batch!

I don't have specific measurements, because I did not have the right ingredients. Used Splenda sweetened peanut butter, and then did not adjust the splenda amount ... so I had to doctor it up in order to keep the sweetness correct.

But they are YUMMY!!!! They were a bit oily ... a clear oil residue that hardened in the fridge. Not sure if that was due to the cream being used (?). Next batch I make I will make a note of my quantities so I can post it here. But I say, give it a try! These are going to be a great sweet snack ... in moderation of course!

[Heidi3]

so Jen how did you make them?????

[sadie147]

What if you substitued all or part of the cocoa with unsweetned bakers chocolate and melted it along with the pb etc? You may need to adjust the splenda but I'm thinking it may help harden/hold them together. I also thought that unprocessed wheat bran may be a good substitute for the oat's? or maybe a combo of wheatbran/flax (sorry nurselady LOL) or wheatbran/protein powder?

I may try this and let you guys know.

[2big4mysize]

how about oat fiber? that is the vegetable fiber in the higher fiber lower carb foods out there now.

[not2late]

Good for you Jen. I ended up experimenting with a creamy garlic salad dressing (would probably be better with roasted garlic instead of raw) and an almond cake (not bad but would probably make a better biscotti than a cake) over the weekend instead.

[tammytomandgirls]

Has anyone tried this recipe? http://users3.ev1.net/%7Efontlady/no_bake_cookies.html

I found it the other day but haven't tried it yet as I'm not quite that far along in my OWL