Waking up to a delicate snowfall and the sweet smell of pancakes, is sure to make your morning special!   If chocolate chips and whipped cream are omitted, this makes for a perfect vegan recipe!

Ingredients for Pancakes:

2 cups flour

4 tablespoons sugar

4 teaspoons baking powder

3/4 teaspoons salt

2 tablespoons water

4 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 cups soy milk

1 cup chocolate chips (Omit if making vegan pancakes)

Whipped cream (Omit if making vegan pancakes)

Cooking spray

Directions:

Combine dry ingredients in bowl. Set aside. Mix wet ingredients and stir into dry ingredients. Heat non-stick skillet on medium. Spray with cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cup batter on skillet, allow each side to cook until light brown. Remove from skillet. Repeat spraying pan with cooking spray after each set of pancakes.

Garnish:

Using a cookie cutter, press center of pancake. Squirt whipped cream in center of cutter and scrape excess off with a knife. Gently pull cookie cutter away to leave a raised shape on pancake. Wash cookie cutter and repeat on additional pancakes.