Sourdough Copycat Bear Paws

Give those store-bought cookies the boot! These sourdough copycat bear paws are made with sourdough discard, offering a healthier twist on a childhood favourite. With so many flavours to choose from, they're the perfect way to use up discard and satisfy sweet cravings.

Recipe Type: Snacks | Serves: Makes around 40 cookies

Ingredients

• Sourdough Discard: 3 tbsp

• Ground Flaxseed: 1 tbsp

• Water: 1 tbsp

• Flour: 1 cup

• Baking Soda: 1/2 tsp

• Salt: 1/4 tsp

• Butter: 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp, softened

• Cane Sugar: 3/4 cup

• Vanilla Extract: 1/2 tsp

• Rolled Oats: 1/4 cup

  AND YOUR FLAVOUR OF CHOOSING (see below)

Chocolate Chip

• Chocolate chips: 1/2 cup

• Maple syrup: 2 tbsp

• Plain protein powder: 2 tbsp

Double Chocolate 

• Chocolate chips: 1/2 cup

• Maple syrup: 2 tbsp

• Chocolate protein powder: 2 tbsp

• Cocoa powder: 2 tbsp

• Oat milk: 2 tbsp

Banana Bread

• Banana: 1, mashed

• Chopped Nuts (optional): 1/4 cup

• Vanilla: 1 tsp

• Cinnamon: 1 tsp

• Salted caramel protein powder: 2 tbsp

Caramel Nut Crunch

• Maple syrup: 2 tbsp

• Molasses: 1 tbsp

• Chopped Nuts (optional): 1/4 cup

• Salted caramel protein powder: 2 tbsp

Apple Pie 

• Chopped apples: 1/2 cup

• Molasses: 2 tbsp

• Chopped Nuts (optional): 1/4 cup

• Cinnamon: 2 tsp

• Nutmeg: 1/4 tsp

• Salted caramel protein powder: 2 tbsp

Carrot Cake

• Shredded carrots: 1/2 cup

• Molasses: 2 tbsp

• Maple syrup: 2 tbsp

• Cinnamon: 2 tsp

• Nutmeg: 1/4 tsp

• Raisins (optional): 1/4 cup

• Plain protein powder: 2 tbsp

Mixed Berry

• Combination of blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and cranberries: 1/2 cup

• Jam: 1/4 cup (I used strawberry from Bonne Maman)

• Plain protein powder: 2 tbsp

Strawberry Rhubarb

• Raw cashews (optional) : 1/4 cup, chopped

• Chopped strawberries: 1/2 cup

• Jam: 1/4 cup (I used rhubarb and ginger from Follain)

• Salted caramel protein powder: 2 tbsp

Instructions

1. Make your flax egg by combining flax seed, sourdough starter, and water, set aside to thicken.

2. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.

3. In another bowl or stand mixer, add butter and beat until creamy. Add cane sugar, vanilla, and sourdough flax egg and beat until combined. 

4. Meanwhile, mix together your flavour combination in a bowl.

5. Into your mixer, add your flavour bowl, along with oats.

6. Preheat your oven to 375, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

7. Place about a tablespoon amount of batter, spaced out by about 2 inches (as the cookies will flatten and expand)

8. Bake for about 12-15 minutes, until the edges start to get golden brown. Let cool, and enjoy!

You can also use fed or active sourdough starter, just note your cookies will definitely be more fluffy!

The protein powders I used were from Good Protein, and they are my GO-TO!

Feel free to use a cookie cutter once baked, for some extra fun for the kids!

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