Chase's Cookies

Chase’s Galletas (Cookies) 🍪
Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 banana mashed
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 2 1/2 cups rice krispies
• 2 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Directions

1. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl
2. In a large bowl beat the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until creamed
3. Beat in bananas, peanut butter, and vanilla
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined
5. Add & mix in the oats, rice krispies and chocolate chips
6. Cover and chill the dough for 20 minutes in the refrigerator
7. Preheat oven to 350°
8. Line baking sheets with parchment paper
9. Scoop 2 Tbs balls of dough per cookie 3 inches apart on the baking sheet
10. Bake for 15 minutes
11. Remove from the oven, press a few more chocolate chips into the tops, and allow to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely

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Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 
2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups dry lentils
• 10 cups water
• Salad bag of spinach
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper

Directions

1. In a large soup pot, heat oil over medium heat.
2. Add onions, carrots, and celery; cook and stir until onion is tender.
3. Stir in garlic, bay leaf, oregano, thyme and basil; cook for 2 minutes.
4. Stir in lentils, and add water and tomatoes.
5. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 1 hour.
6. Turn off heat and stir in spinach, vinegar, salt and pepper.

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Butter Mochi

INGREDIENTS

• 1 box rice flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 can evaporated milk
• 1 stick of butter, melted
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 4 jumbo eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 tbs butter (for greasing the 9x11 pan)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. In a large bowl, mix rice flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt
3. In a smaller bowl, mix together coconut milk, evaporated milk, melted butter, eggs, honey, olive oil and vanilla extract
4. Stir wet ingredients into dry mix until smooth
5. Grease a 9-by-13-inch pan with butter
6. Pour in batter
7. Bake 1 hour (and edges look crunchy brown good)

Mochi Cupcakes
Ingredients

• 1Box Rice Flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 can coconut milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 cube butter
• 1 tsp vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Pre-heat the oven to 350˚F (148˚C).
2. Line a standard cupcake/muffin pan with baking cups.
3. Combine sugar, coconut milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla extract
4. Mix in rice flour
5. Fill up the muffins cups 3/4 the way
6. Bake for 30 minutes

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