Question About Egg & Milk Allergies

We bake egg and dairy free all the time. Replacing eggs is simple. My favorite substitute is:

1.5 TBSP of oil
1.5 TBSP of water
1 tsp of baking powder

You'll need to double that since you are replacing two eggs. Every cookie, cake, muffin, etc that we have baked using that substitute has been great.

Do not cook with real eggs, as it will likely cause a reaction in the child with allergies.

As a mom whose son has allergies and is in school for the first time, I can say how much I appreciate that you are being cautious and looking for a way to include the whole class. : )

There are all sorts of things you can substitute for eggs, depending on the purpose of the eggs. here's a link, but if you check google there are a bunch of sites with lists.

http://www.thecookinginn.com/eggsub.html

Your best bet may be just to make something different for the children who have the allergy just to be safe. You may be able to find a comparable recipe online so they don't feel "special" with a completely different treat! Rather safe than sorry!

If you decide to make the cookies with an egg supplement I;d suggest using Ener-G. It's a really good replacement for real eggs and virtually unnoticeable. You can find it in most helth food stores. Here's a link to the product if you;re interested in reading about it first!
http://www.ener-g.com/egg-replacer.html

Good luck!

Just do a Google Search for "milk and egg free cookie recipes."

Here is also a useful link on such recipes for baked goods:
http://specialchildren.about.com/od/dairyfree/a/nodairybr...

Koodles for you to be concerned. I do not believe that mom has not gotton back to you. For goodness sake, we are usually the ones that are planning parties and treats months ahead of time. Can you just call the mom yourself. Usually us allergy parents will even bring in our own treats to mimic yours; we have all of the substitutes at home already. As an allergy parent, I so appreciate when people call and ask. I usually am very happy and rest their minds. I do have to say I am suprised with food allergies that your school still allows home baked items. I also suggest you mention to the teeacher, maybe she and the parent needs to sit down and make a "safe food" list. This child will be in your kids class for years to come. Now another thing I am also wondering; since she is saying non-processed eggs; maybe the child has a mild allergy to eggs and can tolerate them if baked in but not if eatting eggs. I do not understand the Vit. D milk. Maybe the kid's allergy to milk is a lactose problem or they just choose to use alternative milk. Parents like this give us a bad wrap. So please do not hink we are all like this. Congrats on being the "Dream Friend Mom" and just try to contact the mom direct. What I do feel though is he is not a truly "allergic" kid. Thanks and good luck!