My son has a birthday coming up and I want to make cookies to take to his school but there is a child that has peanut allergies. Does anyone have a good recipe for cookies that is easy & tasty? :)
Thanks ladies for your input. I think from these I can make something. I love all the ideas even for my home :) Keep them coming if you know of anymore w/halloween, Thanksgiving, & Christmas coming up it would be nice to take something for more than just his birthday. :)
What about Rice Krispy Treats?
Kids love those and you can add colored sprinkles to "festive" them up a bit!
Hi Mommy! If you make sure your work space is peanut free and all your ingredients are peanut free then you should be in the clear. How about sugar cookies? They are a favorite in our house! Frosted with sprinkles is even better! :)
Thanks for caring for the well being of the kids in your son's class!
soy butter peanut butter cookies are yummy my neighbor makes them for her son that has a peanut allergy!
Be sure to read the package on the chocolate chips if you use them. Some companies do not use separate equipment for nut and non-nut products, causing cross contamination.
I know Hershey's keeps them separate. My son had a classmate with extreme nut allergy (couldn't even sit at a table with someone having a peanut butter sandwich). I just made my regular cookie recipie but made sure the chocolate chips were nut free.
These cookies are good, good, good! They have a cakey sort of consistency and the glaze is really yummy.
http://thefarmgirlrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/01/orange-coo...
If you want something more on the healthy side then you can make oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips.
absolutely watch those chocolate products!
My son is allergic to peanut & used to trigger with chocolate products.
& I must admit, I am surprised that you are allowed to bring food from home. Most schools allow pre-processed foods only.
All of the other posters had good recipe ideas....thank goodness you're not working around a gluten or dairy allergy, too!
I made some apple/ cinnamon swirl cupcakes the other day and they were delicious. For cookies, you could make oatmeal/ raisin, which is always a favorite. Or even oatmeal/ chocolate chip!
Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, super soft and delicious! Just make sure all oils and everything used is not being stored next to anything peanut related or was not made in a factory that processes peanuts, it will say on the back of the package near the ingredients list.
recipe here:
http://littlelovables.blogspot.com/2011/08/sweet-treats-p...
Happy birthday to your son!
Enjoy Life makes an allergen-free chocolate chip (and many other allergen-free foods). I think most Krogers and Whole Foods stores carry their products. I also noticed one Dallas Whole Foods carries Divvies products (nut-free treats) but I don't know if they all do.
The main thing to look at besides using nut-free ingredients is the kitchen workspace. If you have made peanut butter cookies in a stand mixer, for example, and the bowl has hidden peanut residue still in it, it could get into the cookies you make and cause the child to react. The same is true with with cookie sheets.
That is very thoughtful of you to consider the child with food allergies. Like others, I am surprised that the school would allow the child to eat homemade baked goods. There have been two deaths in recent months where children with food allergies ate baked goods that had traces of nut in them and had anaphylactic reactions. As a mom of a child who has had anaphylactic reactions to peanuts and pecans, I send special treats for my child to have when outside food is brought into the classroom and ask that she not be given the outside food unless it is run past me first.
We make chocolate chip cookies w Hershey chips- they have no warning. Nestle does. Our daughter is peanut allergic. I DOUBT the school will permit the peanut allergic kid to have your treat if it is homemade no matter what you say you used- big liability. Just make sure teachers or the kid knows so he/she can have something ready for himself/herself that is safe. Our daughter would only be permitted to have a manufactured treat with clear labeling. We keep cookies and other treats at the school for her and on icecream day sent sorbet- she is also milk allergic. Bakery goods and homemade goods are too risky for that kid to eat. Sorry!
Wow! what a luxury. Our school insists all items brought in are from a commercial bakery, not from a home kitchen.
Also, love these recipes!! Great question :)
