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No Eggs- Cookies

I am going to bake gingerbread cookies to decorate with my son's pre-k class and there is one child allergic to eggs. I looked online and saw there are a few different options to replace eggs in a recipe, but I am asking here if anyone has a tried and true recipe, or method to share.
Also, regarding cookie recipes in general, do you have suggestions for freezing cookie dough? do you alter your recipe? how long will they keep? do you bake straight from the freezer?

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You can use applesauce to replace the egg. I made cupcakes for my child's pre-K class, one kid had an egg allergy there too.

As for freezing, absolutely no problem. Wrap it in parchment paper rolled into a cylinder. Then put that into a ziplock bag or saran wrap, nice and tight. Then simply cut off a chunk as you're going to use it. Lasts a while! Any kind of cookie dough.
Defrost it first, by just taking it out of the freezer, and once it's not frozen bake like normal.

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You can use applesauce to replace the egg. I made cupcakes for my child's pre-K class, one kid had an egg allergy there too.

As for freezing, absolutely no problem. Wrap it in parchment paper rolled into a cylinder. Then put that into a ziplock bag or saran wrap, nice and tight. Then simply cut off a chunk as you're going to use it. Lasts a while! Any kind of cookie dough.
Defrost it first, by just taking it out of the freezer, and once it's not frozen bake like normal.

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what about rice crispy treats?

egg free gingerbread:
http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Storybook-Gingerbread-Men-Al...

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These are AWESOME cookies but a tad spicy. Since they are for little kids, maybe you could reduce/omit the pepper? I never freeze dough, so I'm of no help on that score :)

Moravian Spice Cookies

1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1. tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger (you can use root ginger if you don't have the powdered stuff, it just comes out hotter)
1 tsp. ground white pepper
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. packed light brown sugar
6 Tbsp. butter, soft
1/2 c. mild molasses

Preheat oven to 350. Grease cookie sheet.

Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, white pepper, cloves, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

Mix at low speed - brown sugar with butter until blended.Increase speed to high and beat until creamy.

At medium speed, beat in molasses until blended.

With spoon, stir in flour mixture. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons - with fingers, press each into 2" rounds on cookie sheet.

Bake 8-10 minutes. Leave on sheet about 3 minutes before transferring.

ener-g egg replacer.

freeze the cookie dough but i wouldn't freeze it longer than a week. let it thaw to room temp than shape and bake.

gingerbread cookies are awesome.

Here's a recipe that is vegan, no eggs or dairy if you want to try it!
http://www.vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=1243&c...

When my son had an egg allergy, I just left the eggs out of the recipe and added a spash of milk for moisture. It worked great.

I know you can replace eggs with applesauce in cakes, so maybe that?

I freeze cookie dough in saran wrapped batches, but for no more than 1--2 weeks, as I feel like it picks up a bad gflacor quickly

Cherrybrook Farms...no egg, dairy, nut, soy. Great tasting mixes.

How about shortbread cookies!

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