Peanut Butter Cookies

After traveling last week to Disney World, my sweet tooth has been activated. They say sugar is like crack – in that it emits the same chemical in your brain (dopamine). Well after churros (ok, churro), Mickey waffles, and cookies throughout the week, you can call me a straight up sugar addict because I want more.

In getting back into the swing of things, I decided to test out a healthier cookie. I went to Pinterest and entered several search terms of ingredients I had (since I just got back and had not yet ventured to the food store). I picked peanut butter, eggs, chocolate chips (I had carob chips), and let the search engine do the rest.

The recipe was quick and easy, having you once again – mix the dry ingredients {oats, baking soda, salt, stevia (or other sugar like product), vanilla protein powder} separately from the wet {egg, egg white, peanut butter, applesauce}.

Yup, that’s the creamy peanut butter (microwaved for 30 seconds so that you can easily pour and mix).

After you have blended the separate ingredients well, mix them together. Finally fold in the chocolate chips (again, I used carob).

Wet your hands and dig in there, rolling small balls for your parchment paper lined baking sheet (your oven should be preheated to 350F). When all of your balls have been rolled and separated, push down gently with a fork. {Insert ball joke here}

The easiest part is up next, simply pop them into the oven for roughly 8-10 minutes. As you know by now, my oven cooks things faster that most recipes call for, so I left them for about 7-8 minutes. I pulled them out when I felt like they were going to burn. I removed them from the baking sheet and placed them on a cooling rack (checking the bottoms to make sure they were golden brown). I let them cool (okay, I let most cool) for about 15 minutes before putting them into an air tight tupperware (see above).

They came out delicious. I will definitely be bringing them into work  tomorrow to keep me from housing too many to my face. They are chewier than anticipated, however, still hold up well when dunked in almond milk and the combo is divine.

Happy baking!

Recipe from Dashing Dish

Preheat oven to 350F Bake: 8-10 min

• 1 c Peanut butter
• 1 Large egg, 1 Egg white
• 2 tbs Applesauce
• 1/4 cup Vanilla protein powder
• 1 cup Old fashioned oats (use gluten free if sensitive)
• 1 1/2 cup Baking stevia OR 1 cup sweetener of choice that measures like sugar
• 1/8 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Baking soda
• Optional (but recommended) : 2 tbs Carob chips