Ooey Gooey Choc Chip Oatmeal Cookies {Recipe}

March 14, 2012 1 Comment

Recently I have been CRAVING chocolate chip cookies.
I decided to scour the internet for some “healthier” options
and after searching…
…and searching…

and searching, I finally threw in the towel and created my own recipe
using what little baking “know how” I have!

These were a HUGE hit in our house and I know will be a hit in yours too!

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These Oooey Gooey Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
are soft on the inside with the perfect hardness on the outside!

Ingredients:

1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp corn starch

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 tbsp unsalted butter at room temperature

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1/4 cut unsweetened apple sauce

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups oats (quick or old fashioned)

3/4 cup of chocolate chips (any kind you want!)

Now that you have the ingredients,

let’s whip up some cookies!

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

Whisk together flour, corn starch, baking soda and salt in a bowl then set aside.

Using a mixer, mix the butter, sugar, brown sugar until well blended and creamy,
then add the egg, vanilla and applesauce.

Stir in the flour mixture in the bowl that you set aside by HAND then add the oats.

Get those hands dirty and blend the ingredients together SUPER well!

Add the chocolate chips!

Now it’s time to bake your cookies!

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Drop the dough onto your baking sheet
(mine were about 1 tablespoon each),

then bake about 8-10 minutes until the edges of the cookies are LIGHT brown.

(You do NOT want to overcook the cookies!)

Keep these super yummy cookies on the counter in an air tight container!

(I bet they won’t be there for long!)

Happy Baking!

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Holy Guacamole!

January 24, 2011 2 Comments
I love, love LOVE avocados!
I like to eat avocado on pretty much anything. One of my favorite dips of all time is guacamole.
Here is how I make it:
I pretty much measure to taste and guess how much of each ingredient I want! So feel free to add as much or as little of anything. It’ll be fabulous anyway you make it!
1 Avocado, chopped
1 Tomato, chopped
1 Garlic Clove, crushed
1/4 Onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons Fat Free Plain Greek Yogurt (secret ingredient!)
1/4 Jalapeno Pepper
1/2 Lime, squeeze juice
Mix together and serve with Pita Chips (I have a super yummie recipe I’ll share another day!), veggie crisps, vegetables, Tortilla Chips, Slap a tablespoon on a burger, or a turkey sandwich, or maybe put a dab on a spinach salad!
Or just eat it with a spoon (Yes, I did this the other night… Yuuuummmm!)! Anyway you eat it, it’ll be great!
Oh yea! And someone once told me that if you put the pit in the Guacamole, then it will not brown as fast!
Enjoy!
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Whatever You Got Veggie Soup!

November 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
This time of year, I use my Crockpot a lot!
It is so simple to use, just throw stuff in there and by dinner time, a whole meal is ready without slaving away over the stove all day (not that I have EVER done that anyways…)!
So I wanted to share with you my super simple, a little bit different every time, veggie soup!
It goes a little something like this:
1. Brown some hamburger meat (as much or little as you have in your fridge or freezer! Don’t have any on hand? then skip it!), Drain then dump into Crockpot.
2. Dump a bag of frozen mixed veggies into Crockpot (Yes, still frozen, it’ll be ok!).
3. Pour some beef broth into the Crockpot. (Have Chicken broth instead? that works too!)
4. Dice an onion and some garlic, add to Crockpot.
5. Pour a packet of Good Seasons Italian Dressing into Crockpot. (My super secret ingredient! Really, it is! … I shared it with you because I love you!)
6. Have a bell pepper or maybe some celery? Well then chop and toss it in too!
7. Add 2 or 3 (maybe 4 if you feel like it) cans of stewed tomatoes (I use these instead of any other canned tomato because I think the taste is so much better.) Have diced, Crushed, etc?! Add those instead!
8. A sprinkle of Cavender’s Greek Seasoning if you have any (If not, put it on your grocery list! It is sooo good on all meats and in all soups or stews too!)
9. Scour your fridge, freezer and pantry for anything else that would be yummy in your soup. Dump whatever you find in your Crockpot too!
10. Cook for about 6 hours or until you are ready to eat!
PS- Every time I make this I try to fill my Crockpot so we will have PLENTY left over. Then I let it cool and freeze the leftovers for another night! Can’t beat two or three nights worth of meals in one easy Crockpot!
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