Sunbutter Cookie Recipe Everyone Will Love!

My sister-in-law Sheila is a fabulous cook.  Now that Sean can eat wheat, Sheila gave me some great recipes to try.  My niece is allergic to eggs and peanuts so these recipes are egg-free, peanut-free and in Sean's case I will make them dairy-free and soy-free as well.

Last night I made Sunbutter Cookies.   I've talked about Sunbutter a few times but if you are just tuning in, Sunbutter is a creamy spread made from sunflower seeds.  It is a great peanut butter alternative.

These cookies are out of this world.  They are just like eating a peanut butter cookie.  They were a hit with the entire family.  I seriously can't stop eating them!  Here is the recipe...oh and for Sunbutter coupons click here:

Sunbutter Cookies

1/2 c margarine - for Sean I used soy free Earth Balance "natural buttery spread"
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
1/4 c applesauce
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 c + 2 Tblsp Sunbutter
1 1/2 c flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup choc chips - we use Enjoy Life choc chips

*Preheat oven to 325 and lightly grease a cookie sheet
* cream margarine and sugars together w/ a mixer. add the apple sauce and vanilla to blend. Beat in Sunbutter.
* gradually add in salt, soda, and flour until combined. 
* stir or mix in choc. chips
* Roll dough into 1 inch balls, lay on greased cookie sheet, flatten the balls a bit w/ your hand and make a criss cross with a fork on the surface (like when you make peanut butter cookies). *Bake 10-12 mins.
* When the cookies first come out they are very soft. You might have to let them sit for a couple of minutes on the cookies sheet to firm up until you can use the spatula and take them off. Once you can get them off, put on a cooling rack for 10 minutes or so so that they can completely cool and firm up.

Thank you Sheila for sharing this awesome recipe!!

Meatballs for Sean

This past Sunday was a lazy, rainy day.  Perfect day to make something in the crockpot.  I made egg-free, wheat-free, dairy-free, soy-free meatballs for Sean. 

I used all-natural hamburger,cornflakes,marinara sauce and a little bit of rice milk (sorry for the blurry picture!)

I crushed up 1 cup of cornflakes and added it to the hamburger.

Then we added 1/4 cup of rice milk. 

Then I squished it all together with my hands, rolled them into meatballs and buried them in the cockpot full of marinara sauce.  I ended up using 2 cans of sauce.  Let them cook in the cockpot for a few hours. 

I cooked these for about 3.5 hours on high.  Sometimes Sean eat them all by themselves...

 ...or with some rice pasta

Sean loves it :)

So just to recap - Meatballs free of wheat/egg/milk/soy:

1lb hamburger

1/2 crushed cornflakes

1/4 rice milk
2 cans/jars marinara sauce or homemade sauce

Squish all together with hands and form small meatballs

Submerge the meatballs in sauce in a

crockpot.  Cook for 3-4 hours.