cookie recipe number 3! there it is!

1/2 c. earth balance butter (stick kind), softened

1/2 c. shortening(stick kind), softened

1/2 c. sugar

3/4 c. brown sugar, packed

1/3 c. coconut cream*

3 tsp egg replacer with 2 tbsp water, mixed

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 dutch-processed cocoa powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

1 c. roughly chopped dark chocolate

1/2 c. coconut ribbons, unsweetened

1/2 c. chopped pecans

cream butter and shortening, add sugars and cream until smooth. add egg replacer, coconut cream and vanilla. sift together dry ingredients. add to wet and stir until well-mixed. add coconut, nuts and chocolate and stir.

bake at 350. drop by spoonfuls on a parchment lined baking sheets. bake for 10 minutes, turning pan halfway. let set and cool.

between the cookies and these greens i used to make a wreath, our house is smelling sooo good.

* for coconut cream, let a can of coconut milk sit in the fridge for a day, then open it up and scoop off the cream. alternately you can buy canned coconut cream, it’s just not quite as thick.