Ranger Cookies
Here is a chewy, chock-full-of-goodies cookie for you!
Feel free to sub different nuts for the peanuts, dried fruits…or whatever floats your boat.
1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 cup (112 g) nondairy butter
1/4 cup (55 g) packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (75 g) granulated sugar
1/4 cup (60 g) nondairy sour cream or plain soy yogurt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup (39 g) quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup (47 g) shredded coconut
1/4 cup (39 g) granulated or chopped peanuts
1/4 cup (44 g) nondairy semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup (40 g) whole-grain cereal flakes
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C, or gas mark 4). Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats, such as Silpat.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
With an electric mixer, cream butter, sugars, and sour cream or soy yogurt together, until fluffy.
Fold dry ingredients into wet. Fold in oats, coconut, peanuts, and chocolate. Delicately fold in flakes, trying not to crush them too much.
Divide dough into 16 equal portions. Flatten on prepared cookie sheets: the cookies don’t spread much while baking, but leave about 1 inch (2.5 cm) between them.
Bake for 11 minutes or until nicely colored around the edges. Wait 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Yield: 16 cookies
VeggieGirl said,
May 30, 2008 at 7:35 pm
I’ve never heard of Ranger Cookies before – they sounds great!! Especially since I have about 8 unopened boxes of Weetabix Crispy Flakes ‘n Fiber cereal in my pantry, haha :0)
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Ricki said,
May 30, 2008 at 7:37 pm
I’d never heard of them, either. . . but am sure the term will be heard round the food blogging world from now on!
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shellyfish said,
May 30, 2008 at 7:44 pm
I also was ignorant concerning these babies, but the official Vegan Cookie Queen has spoken…the echos will be heard throughout the blogosphere…(and my apartment!)
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Celine said,
May 30, 2008 at 8:35 pm
good to see Chaz and I weren’t the only ones in the dark regarding these cookies! :)
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Mihl said,
May 30, 2008 at 9:39 pm
First I thought I was the only one unaware of these cookies because I live on the other side of the ocean and we don’t have rangers. After reading the comments I felt better!
They sound totally worth trying, I like everything that is in them!
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vegan addict said,
May 31, 2008 at 12:05 am
I love how the wee chocolate chippies held their shape for these cookies! I too, had not heard of Ranger Cookies. They seem like an awesome cookie to take on a hike or backpacking trip since they are full of energy-like goodness.
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Celine said,
May 31, 2008 at 7:23 am
I actually placed a couple of chips once the cookies were flattened, vegan addict, so I basically cheated! :)
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destinyskitchen said,
June 1, 2008 at 2:00 am
Whoa, those look like perfect circles of bliss!
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Ashley Nicole said,
June 3, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Wow, I’d never heard of Ranger Cookies…and am so glad your posted about them!! These sound like the most awesomest cookies ever! I have to make these soon, I really really do. Wow.
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Rachel said,
June 14, 2008 at 10:55 pm
My local bakery makes Ranger cookies and they are my favorite! I haven’t dared to make them on my own because I know they won’t be as good. However, my bakery doesn’t do the chocolate chips in them and they use pecans instead of peanuts. Good stuff.
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andrewsjenn@hotmail.com said,
December 25, 2009 at 5:59 pm
these look great! can’t wait to make them :)
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