What I love about this recipe is that it combines all the best cookie additions to the regular butter, sugar, eggs, and flour: peanut butter, chocolate chips, and oatmeal. Need I say more? I do not make cookies to be healthy. I make them b/c I love to bake and I love sweets. That said I do love cookies that have something heartier than just flour, butter, sugar, and eggs (although I really do love those simple sugar cookies too). These cookies are hearty with the addition of three cups of oatmeal (don’t use less) and peanut butter. You can decide how much more fiber you want to add via whole wheat flour and other additions like flax seeds. Mix dry ingredients together:
In your trusty kitchen aide or whatever mixer you use beat:
Then add:
After mixed well add dry ingredients slowly. Then fold in 2 cups chocolate chips or less if you don’t like things too chocolatey. I love everything too chocolatey. I used a mini cookie scoop (you know like an ice cream scoop) and then flattened each scoop with the back of a spatula. Bake for 12-14 mins at 350 degrees. Additional add in if you want: -flax seeds -wheat germ -½ cup of whole wheat flour and ½ cup white flour instead of all whole wheat flour
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A long time ago, I used to send out my favorite recipes. With the advent of smartphones and pinterest every favorite recipe we could want is at the tip of fingers. I do still post some of my favorites on this blog, under the “Practical” tab (my favorite COVID recipes are up). Instead, this year (don’t count on it next year) I am posting my general favorites from 2020.
Pod Casts: Did you know you can listen to podcasts while you have to do housework and everything is better…. so much better. And when you can’t sleep in the middle of the night b/c of the unrelenting stress you can drift off to a podcast and everything is better, so much better. At least the podcast stops the swirling thoughts. Okay, okay. You’ve known about this for years, but I just discovered this world and here are my top recommendations:
Books: I’ve read so many good books this year, but my top choices hands down:
Hair: Yes, hair. Check out the Hairstory. I am serious. My hair is healthier and best of all it takes me only 5 minutes to brush. This is a serious improvement. Drinks: Gin and Tonic. I have unabashedly embraced my WASP roots, and enjoy myself a gin and tonic when I can’t handle teenagers anymore. If it’s too early, try Hot Cinnamon Sunset Tea by Harney & Sons. Green Products: Everything in Etee. Really. Cooking: My best tip: cut up ten onions, 12-15 cloves of garlic, and one to two celery heads. Chop and cook all at once in a dutch oven with olive oil. Why? Because everything good starts with onions and garlic and celery (okay if you don’t like celery, leave it out). Think: red sauce, chili, shepherds pie, every soup, every casserole, every good sauce. If you have a tub of it in your fridge you don’t have to keep sweating onions every time you cook. |