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I am a stay-at-home mother of 3 living in Utah...who desires to learn more regarding cooking and baking. I hope through my culinary adventures I will learn enough to cook and bake decent food and maybe help fellow moms with their struggles in the kitchen.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies


Ingredients:
1 C Peanut butter, reduced fat
3/4 C Sugar
1 large egg
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 C semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350* F. Combine peanut butter with sugar until blended. add egg and soda and salt and blend. Add chocolate chips. Form into 24 balls about the size of a tablespoon. Bake until cookies are golden and puffed around 12 minutes. Let cool on rack for 5 minutes and continue to let cool on rack.

I did change the original recipe and I have not yet finished trying out new alterations. I want to try splenda or stevia instead of sugar, but I have yet done that. When I do I will post my results. I wanted to find a recipe that is satisfying as a cookie but is reduced fat and calories. This cookie turned out wonderful!!!

** I found the original recipe here: http://www.marthastewart.com

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

S'mores Cookies

I found this recipe on http://www.marthastewart.com  and I fell in love! Holy cow were these cookies delish! :D

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
  • 1 cup whole-wheat flour (spooned and leveled)
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup light-brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, cut into 30 squares
  • 15 large marshmallows, halved horizontally
Preheat oven to 350* F. In a food processor pulse the oats until finely ground. Add flours, soda, salt, and cinnamon until blended. In your stand mixer blend sugar and butter until butter is light in color. Add egg and mix. Add in the flour mixture and mix just until combined. Drop dough by tablespoons. Top each with a chocolate square. Bake until lightly golden, about 12 minutes. remove from oven and turn broiler on. Top each cookie with a marshmallow and place under the broiler until lightly browned. Transfer to racks to let cool.