Dairy Free - Nut Free Cookie Recipes

[Anonymous]

I'm looking for cookie recipes that accommodate DD's food allergies. Everything seems to have a stick or two of butter and/or nuts (she is allergic to all dairy, tree nuts and peanuts). The only cookies it seems she can have are meringues. Do you have any good dairy free - nut free cookie recipes? Is shortening an acceptable substitute for butter in cookies? Or should I do a combo of soy margarine and shortening? Or a combo using vegetable oil and shortening? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

You never have to add the nuts to any cookies. As for butter, you can use any of the dairy free (soy based) butters as a substitute.

http://dairyfreecooking.about.com/od/techniquessubstitutions/a/buttersubstitut.htm

[Anonymous]

search for vegan cookie recipes. vegan cookies are one of the few baked goods without dairy and animal products that i think are passable for a meat eater like me.

[Anonymous]

by the way, oreos are vegan! no dairy.