Cannabis Cookies!
FOR REGISTERED MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENTS ONLY. Keep out of reach of children and pets. Edibles look like ordinary food, so label them clearly and store them apart from regular cookies, ideally locked.
WHY DOSING MATTERS
Your original recipe uses 7 grams of flower for 24 cookies. With flower at about 20 percent THC, that works out to roughly 25 to 35 mg of THC per cookie. A common serving for a new or occasional user is 2.5 to 5 mg, and many experienced users stay under 10 mg. Eating even half of one of those cookies could be far stronger than intended, and edibles take a long time to work, which is how people accidentally take too much.
The numbers here are estimates. Flower potency, how completely it is decarboxylated, and how much THC ends up in the butter all vary.
DOSING FORMULA (rough estimate)
mg THC per cookie = (grams of flower x THC percent x 1000 x 0.877 x 0.7) divided by number of cookies
– THC percent as a decimal (20 percent = 0.20). Use the total THC on the product label.
– 0.877 accounts for THCA converting to THC.
– 0.7 is a rough allowance for what actually makes it into the butter.
EXAMPLE
1 gram of 20 percent flower, 24 cookies:
1 x 0.20 x 1000 = 200 mg, x 0.877 = 175 mg, x 0.7 = about 123 mg total, divided by 24 = about 5 mg per cookie.
INGREDIENTS (makes 24 muffin-tin cookies)
– 1 gram flower (adjust using the formula above)
– 1 stick butter
– 1 egg
– 1 tablespoon water
– 1 package peanut butter cookie mix
STEPS
1. Decarboxylate the flower: break it up, spread on a baking sheet lined with parchment, and bake at 240 F for 30 to 40 minutes.
2. Infuse the butter: melt the butter with a splash of water in a small pan or oven-safe dish on very low heat. Add the flower and hold at a gentle temperature (well below boiling) for 1 to 3 hours, stirring now and then. Strain through cheesecloth, and chill.
3. Mix the infused butter, egg, water, and cookie mix. Stir very thoroughly so the dose is even.
4. Scoop by the tablespoon into a greased 24-cup muffin tin.
5. Bake at 350 F for about 12 minutes.
TO THE READER
– Start with one cookie, or half. Wait at least two hours before eating more. Effects can take 30 minutes to 2 hours to arrive and can last for many hours.
– Do not drive after using.
– Do not share with anyone who is not a registered patient.
– Cookies made from stronger flower will be stronger. Always recalculate.
