The Black Flamingo: Skittles Cookies

The Black Flamingo - Recipe #2

No one at my school knows that it’s my birthday today. In the toilets at lunch, I eat the whole batch of Skittles cookies mum made for me to share with my friends. Mum doesn’t know I don’t have any friends. I know if I keep my head down then I can look forward to stargazing, peacefully, with Uncle B this evening. — Excerpt from The Black Flamingo, by Dean Atta

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup softened vegan butter (I used Miyoko’s)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1/3 cup sugar

• 1/4 cup brown sugar

• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

• 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1.5 cups flour

• 1/3 cup skittles candy (or other colorful candy like m&m’s)

Instructions:

1. In a large bowl, cream together vegan butter, vanilla extract, sugar, brown sugar, and apple sauce.

2. Add baking powder, baking soda, and salt and continue to mix.

3. Slowly add in flour (1/2 cup at a time) until all mixed in.

4. Stir in skittles until well distributed throughout the dough.

5. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.

6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper (You NEED to line with parchment paper, I cannot stress this enough! I didn’t do this with my first batch and ruined a baking sheet…)

7. Roll dough into 1-2 inch balls and place evenly on baking sheets.

8. Bake for about 15 min until the cookies start to get nicely browned on top. Let cool a bit before eating.

9. Enjoy!