Bliss Cameron - Marijuana Cooking - Good Medicine Made Easy

Olive Oil

Some patients may want to access their medicine through something other than the dessert course. Olive oil may be substituted for butter or canola oil in the crock pot process (Method II) and used, after careful straining, in any recipe calling for regular olive oil.

Line the inside of a strainer with two layers of cheesecloth, laid down perpendicular to each other. Pour the oil and leaf mixture into the strainer. Gather the cheesecloth from the bottommost layer and twist to extract additional oil. Squeeze until you are satisfied that the majority of the oil has been removed, and discard the cheesecloth and leaf.

I bought a focaccia bread mix at the grocery store, and used medicinal olive oil in the recipe, as well as combining with balsamic vinegar for dipping.

Dosage for the bread would be mild but would be increased greatly with direct oil and vinegar dipping.

Now it’s time to turn your beautiful marijuana butter or oil into a favorite dessert or snack. We have leaned toward making cookies for patients for several reasons: they provide a consistent dose of medicine, they are easily stored and transported, they are readily available and can be used in social situations where “lighting up” the herb would draw unwanted attention to a patient, and the taste is familiar and desirable. Patients who have lost their appetite have reported that 1 cookie will stimulate their appetite and make it desirable to eat other much-needed foods.

Most standard cookie recipes call for sugar, flour and eggs, and samples are included here to use. Should the patient have dietary restrictions, look under Ingredient Substitutions on page 34 for recommended substitutions.

Any recipe that calls for butter or oil will work; simply follow the cookbook directions. I’ve searched through many cookbooks to find recipes that call for the highest butter content and have experimented with many combinations.

Here is a list of the recipes that follow:

• Basic Cookie Recipe

• Lemon Lace Cookies

• Quick Cannabis Chocolate

• Diet-Wise Coconut Banana Cookies

• Bliss Balls

• Honey Chocolates

• Honey Oatmeal Cookies

• Honey Whole Wheat Banana Bread

• Honey Pumpkin Bread

• Honey Chocolate Brownies

• Butterscotch Blondies

• Prepacked Mixes

• Marijuana Leaf Sugar Cookies

• Tinctures

Simply tasty, this easy-to-make cookie recipe is sure to be a hit. Optional ingredients let you add sweetness or make a chewier treat.

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup sugar

• 1 egg

• 1 cup marijuana butter

• 1 tablespoon vanilla or preferred extract for flavor

• 2½ cups flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• ¼ teaspoon salt

Preparation time:30 minutes

Cooking time:Preheat oven to 350°F/177°C. Bake 4 at a time, 9–13 minutes per batch.

Yield:4 dozen, each containing 1 teaspoon butter = medium dose

Instructions:

For basic dough, begin by mixing together until creamy:

• 1 cup marijuana butter

• ¾ cup sugar

• 1 egg

• 1 tablespoon vanilla or preferred extract for flavor

In a separate bowl, whisk or sift together:

• 2½ cups flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• ¼ teaspoon salt

• Optional spices you may add, according to personal taste: 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, ground cloves or cardamom, lemon or lime zest, or other favorites

Stir flour mixture and spices into butter mixture.

Optional additions, which may be stirred in as desired to make a thicker, chewier cookie (note: reduce the amount of flour by ½ cup when adding a cup of any of the following):

• up to 1 cup finely chopped walnuts, pecans or other nuts/seeds

• 1 cup oatmeal

• 1 cup toasted sesame seeds

• 1 cup chocolate chips (white or dark)

• 1 cup raisins or chopped dried fruit

The options you choose will alter the density of the batter. Roll into balls and flatten, or drop by the spoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Try to be consistent with the size of each cookie. With practice, this will become automatic. This is the step that gives the patient the premeasured dose.

You may want to bake one cookie at this point to see if it bakes to the thickness you desire. If it’s too thin, add more flour or other optional ingredients. If too thick, add 1–2 tablespoons of liquid—lemon or lime juice are nice additions.

Bake 9–13 minutes until cookies are browned around the edges.

To test the potency of the butter and recipe, eat ½ of a cookie and wait a couple of hours. Note the results. As mentioned earlier in the discussion of working out the correct proportions of herb to butter, this might be the time to start a journal and record the results, if you are new to this process. Be sure also to note the number of cookies you got from 1 cup of butter.

All of these cookies freeze well. Store them in sealed baggies or containers.

Lime/ Sesame Cookies

Using the previous basic cookie recipe, reduce flour to 2 cups and add 1 cup of toasted sesame seeds and the zest of two limes. If the batter is real stiff, add up to 3 tablespoons of lime juice. This makes a light and delicious cookie.

Silky smooth treats to sooth away your blues and bring you back to a brighter place.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup finely ground almonds*

• 1 cup sugar

• ¾ cup rolled oats

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ cup softened marijuana butter*

• 2 tablespoons vanilla

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

• 1 tablespoon lemon zest

• 1 tablespoon water

*Substitutions:

• Ground pecans, walnuts or macadamia nuts can be substituted for the almonds.

• Marijuana coconut oil can be used instead of the marijuana butter. (No other oils work, however.)

• Up to 1 tablespoon of ground ginger can be added to make an extra-spicy cookie.

Preparation time:30 minutes

Cooking time:Preheat oven 350°F/177°C. Bake 6 at a time, 6–8 minutes per batch.

Yield:4 dozen = ½ teaspoon butter per cookie = mild dose

Instructions:

Mix dry ingredients together: ground almonds, sugar, rolled oats, flour, salt and ginger, if used. Cream in the butter, using the back of a large spoon. Add the vanilla, lemon juice and lemon zest. If the dough is excessively dry, add up to 1 tablespoon water.

Use nonstick cookie sheets or line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Moisten hands and roll dough into small balls. If you use too much dough, they will spread out and merge into one big cookie! Flatten with the palm of your hand. These cookies may bake with a lump in the middle if left in a ball. Bake for 6–8 minutes, checking frequently, and remove from the oven when the edges begin to brown and the center is bubbling.