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Adventures in Cooking – Cookie Recipe Surprise!
So, I was working on a special recipe for one of my sons who has peanut and tree nut allergies – sunflower seed butter cookies were going to be the perfect substitute for the peanut butter cookies he can’t eat! Since I like to experiment in the kitchen, there was no online recipe research done on my part. Instead, I just used one of my other cookie recipes while substituting in sunflower seed butter. Had there been a little research done, things may not have turned out as they did….
The warm cookies were out and we all enjoyed a few – not bad, but not the greatest cookies either. The recipe definitely needed some work.
The next day from a room over…. My husband says, “Hey, where are those cookies you made?”
I replied, “They are in the freezer to keep them fresh – I thought we could just take a cookie out as we want one and heat it in the microwave oven to warm.” A few minutes later after he bit into one, I hear….
“There is something wrong with these cookies.”
“What do you mean? I just made them.” (I mean, they weren’t THAT bad)!
He replied, “You have to see this. There is something definitely wrong!”
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Here’s what he had just bitten into…. hmm poisonous or moldy-looking cookies! – what happened? Evidently, the baking soda or powder will react with the chlorogenic acid (chlorophyll) in the sunflower butter and turn the cookies green. Had I done a little research before, and I am glad I didn’t because it was such a fun reaction, I would have probably found this out! They are perfectly safe to eat! And, if you need a cheery recipe for, oh say St. Patrick’s Day, Christmas, Halloween, or April Fools Day, sunflower seed butter cookies made with baking soda or powder is a good recipe to try! I would love to hear if you have had a similar experience. Post it below. And, here’s to all of you out there trying out new recipes for those we love who have food allergies!
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One Comment
Barbara Bowling
That is too funny!
I wonder why they did not turn green all over?