Mango Coconut teething cookies

So Little Man is teething, again! I feel like every few weeks he just starts chewing on everything.  I would rather him chew on something relatively healthy and I found this recipe online so I decided to try it out.  He loves them!  I made the first batch soft because I didn't roll them out thin enough.  You might need to add more or less cereal depending on how wet your puree is.

Mango Coconut Teething Cookies

2 Tbsp coconut oil
1/4 cup mango puree
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups baby cereal (I used multi grain)

Flat cookies

Sometimes I don't make sure I have all the ingredients together before I start making something. That was the case today! I started making chocolate chip cookies and realized I did not have enough AP flour or even bread flour. The recipe calls for ground oats so I just increased that a little and hoped for the best. It didn't work. Somehow I got the idea to try a smaller scoop and to my surprise I ended up with beautiful cookies! They are more the size of chippers from Paradise Bakery, but who cares about the size as long as they taste good?

****Cookie Tip****

If your cookies are too flat for your liking try scooping them smaller!

For the cookie on the left I used a cookie scoop about 1 5/8 inches in diameter. For the cookie on the right I used a cookie scoop about 1 1/4 inches in diameter. These came from the same batter.

Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies

For the past few years I have been using Alton Brown's chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/the-chewy-recipe.html) because it was our favorite. For some reason I decided to try a different recipe and with a few tweaks (thanks to Alton for teaching me how to alter cookie recipe for preferences) it has become our new favorite!

Chocolate chip cookies

1 C unsalted butter

1 ¼  C white sugar

¾ C brown sugar

2 eggs

1 Tbsp vanilla

2 ½ C bread flour

¾ c oats

⅓ C shredded unsweetened coconut, ground to coarse powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 C chocolate chips

Cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs one at a time mixing well in between. Add vanilla.

Slowly add dry ingredients until well combined.

Scoop by tablespoon full onto cookie sheet.

Bake at 325-350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Notes:

These freeze well once scooped into balls if you make a big batch like I do!

You can substitute 2 C all purpose flour plus 1 C ground oats for bread flour and oats above

You don't have to grind up the coconut. I do because I don't like it in my teeth.