[Lost Dog]

These were pretty good!

I wanted to experiment to see if I could up the protein a bit...

I made three "base" doughs and put it into 3 bowls.

Batch 1 I make one in the normal fashion.

Batch 2 I added 1 more egg and 3 tablespoons of vital wheat gluten flour. I let it "rest" for 20 minutes so that the gluten had a chance to absorb some moisture before rolling it.

Batch 3 I added more 1 more egg and 6 tablespoons of vital wheat gluten flour. I let it "rest" for 20 minutes so that the gluten had a chance to absorb some moisture before rolling it.


I tried to make all cookies about the same size for a better taste comparison. Because of the extra stuff, I was able to get 36 cookies out of batches 2 and 3, while batch 30 made 30 cookies.

At 350 degrees, all took about 15 minutes to cook to the best consistency in my oven. I tried some a little shorter and some longer, but 15 minutes kept them cooked yet not crumbly.

Batch 1 is decadent and hard to keep away from. They are almost like a candy!

Batch 3 tastes the most like a traditional peanut butter cookie. I might even press a couple of peanut halves into the top next time.

Batch 2, obviously is somewhere in between. It holds together a little better than the original, but doesn't really have the better qualities of either of the other ones.

I'll let my family taste them all later, to see what normal humans think of them.

Now, I've got to put them away before I eat even more of them and they become the lunch I should have had...