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      Because Maddy tries hard to stick to a vegan diet, when I cook for our family I try to be conscious about including things that she can eat in the menu, but it isn't always easy for me to come up with vegan ideas other than salads! For example, last night we had company over for dinner.  The main dish was a family favorite chicken enchilada casserole.  (I posted a crock pot version of it here.) So, that wasn't something she could eat.  I also made a cabbage salad that had onions, almonds, mandarin oranges and ramen in it.  It was delicious and definitely vegan, something she could eat.  For dessert we had pumpkin pie, so she couldn't eat that.  I wasn't sure if everyone liked pumpkin pie, so I decided to make No-Bake Cookies as an option.  But, as I started to make them, I realized that I had used all of the canned milk when I made the pies.  What I did have was canned coconut milk, so that got me to thinking that I could turn this recipe vegan for Maddy's sake, plus it would be something everyone else could enjoy as well. 
     I substituted the milk with coconut milk, the butter with coconut oil and I added a cup of coconut into the mix.  Maddy buys herself vegan peanut butter.  I don't know what makes peanut butter not be vegan, but I do know it has less sugar in the vegan variety.  But, I used regular peanut butter.  I didn't want to use up all of Maddy's pricey stuff, but if you are died in the wool vegan, that is an option.  Also, you could substitute coconut sugar for the regular sugar.  We didn't have enough for this recipe.   The cookies came out softer than regular no bakes, and even though there is a lot of coconut products in there, there isn't a strong coconut taste.  But, everyone enjoyed them and I hope that you will as well! 

Vegan Coconut No-bake Cookies

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It's one week until Christmas! So exciting! One of my favorite Christmas traditions is making our favorite goodies and bringing them to friends and neighbors (usually with a carol too!). If you do this same tradition and are looking for new recipes to make and share this season we've rounded up 16 of our cookie recipes for you guys.

1. Fudge Mounds- You can't have a better chocolate cookie than this. It's cake-like texture makes it so scrumptious, especially paired with a plain vanilla frosting. These are so easy to decorate for Christmas too.
2. Chocolate Dipped S'more Bars- these are no bake but seriously so delicious!
3. Vegan Chocolate Chip- Don't forget about your vegan friends.They need a special treat this season too and these cookies will not disappoint vegans and non-vegans alike!
   
4. Chocolate-Chip Peanut Butter- Is there an any more magical combination than Chocolate and Peanut Butter? Probably not. This cookie holds all that magic you need for the season.
5. Zebra Cookies- A classic chocolate chip cookie but with a fun twist.

     6.Gingerbread- A holiday classic that doesn't just have to be in the shape of people.
     7. Owl Cookies- If you have an owl lover in your life they'd be delighted to receive these adorable 
        cookies on their holiday plate.
    8. Cookies to Hang on a Mug- Use our sugar cookie recipe to make these cute treats that hang
        nicely on your mug of cocoa (made from a hot cocoa bomb of course)!
    9. Marbled Sugar Cookies- Although our original recipe was about autumn, this could be easily
        adapted for Christmas by swapping out the shapes and colors. These are great when you just
        don't feel like messing with frosting and sprinkles!

   10. Turn Everyday Cookies into A Holiday Treat- For when you don't want to turn out a classic
         recipe but you do want something a bit more festive.
    11. Carrot Cake Cookie- A delightful morsel with flavors that go surprisingly well with the season.
   12. Oatmeal Cookies- We actually did a whole series of testing and trying out oatmeal cookie
        recipes but these were the ones we loved the most.
   13. Oatmeal Butterscotch- The delicious cookie that started us on the oatmeal cookie quest with
         neither raisins nor chocolate chips.
   14. Strawberry Shortbread Sandwiches- These crisp and delicate cookies are perfect for your
        holiday plates of goodies. The strawberry jam has the perfect Christmas color and tastes
        heavenly with the lemon!
  15.Pumpkin Snickerdoodles- Why should pumpkin be kept as just a fall cookie? These delicious
        cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar will delight your taste buds!
  16. Strawberry Thumbprints- An old favorite who's red and white appearance is sure to evoke
        images of Santa to the recipient.

These aren't all of our cookie recipes but these are some of our favorites! Do you have any favorites you like to give away each year?

Merry Christmas! And Happy Baking!

I think we can all agree that when it comes to dessert, cookies and brownies are tied for first. Mainly because it's so easy to eat ten of them without feeling like you've done a bad thing. (I don't have this same experience with cake.) The other day, my brother brought home a cookie dough marbled brownie a.k.a. probably the best invention ever. It's literally a cookie and a brownie marbled together. So I thought, "Wow. I really want to make one of those." But then I also thought, "Wow. I really don't want to have to make two doughs." ​So I decided I would make a brownie that just tastes like cookie dough! So, second best invention ever!

I just took a regular brownie recipe and modified it, both for veganness and cookie doughness. Modifying recipes is always fun. Sometimes disgusting, but always fun. Luckily, this modification adventure did not turn out disgusting! And it was super quick and easy to make. The hardest part was waiting for the dang thing to bake. (Seriously, I hated it.)

So without further a-dough, ​here is the recipe so you can also share in this deliciousness.

I hope you try it out and please let us know in the comments if you do!

Another Vegan Recipes you may enjoy: