Looking to make healthy cookies that taste great but aren't loaded with butter, sugar, and nutrient-stripped white flour? I've got you covered with these almond butter sprinkle cookies. We're cookie monsters over here. Cookies are a go-to treat in my household - especially freshly baked ones. And because I like to eat and serve food I can feel good about, I most enjoy making and eating healthy cookies that aren't overloaded with stuff that does little for our bodies. That's how today's recipe came about. I wanted to make Valentine's Day themed cookies with my sprinkle loving toddler, but I didn't feel like making cookies with cups of sugar. Or white flour that's been stripped of nutrients. Or loads of butter, for that matter. So instead, I created these dairy free ... [Read More]
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Healthy Mint Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cookies {vegan}
These healthy mint chocolate chip cookies put a spin on traditional cookies by featuring a base of oats + whole wheat flour & sneaking in shredded zucchini. I have a thing for cookies. I've always liked them, but I really started becoming a Cookie Monster when I was pregnant two years ago. All of a sudden I craved cookies every day, and I satisfied it in moderation by eating a few cookies on a daily basis. Fast forward to now, and I still am a big cookie lover. I have a few go-to kinds of healthier store-bought cookies that I like, but I also enjoy whipping up homemade cookies often. In the wintertime I also love mint everything - as does my toddler. She begs for sips of my peppermint tea, loves when I make chocolate mint chip banana ice cream, and over the ... [Read More]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Protein Oat Cookies {vegan + gf}
These healthy cookies are made with oats, peanut butter, banana, and cocoa powder, sweetened with monk fruit, and include chocolate protein powder for a protein boost. Ideal for breakfast, dessert, or anything in between! Have you guys ever seen photos of people's meal prep for the week that includes 5 containers of the same bland thing for each meal? If you've worked your butt off for a bikini competition and ate that way to get there, good on ya, but that looks like a bit of a nightmare to me. I like food too much, and I like diversity in my eats too much. Sure, I have my favorite smoothies and my go-to dinner recipes, but I certainly don't eat them on the daily. In general, monotonous, robotic living scares the hell out of me. No thank you, I don't want to do the same thing every ... [Read More]
Chocolate Mint Oatmeal Flax Cookies [Gluten Free]
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here! My weekend was full of holiday related activities: buying a tree and decorating it, buying outside lights and decorating my front yard, shopping for gifts, and starting this DIY craft... ...a wine cork wreath! I'm not all that crafty but I've been wanting to do something with the many corks I have around, so I decided to give it a go! I'll be sure to share the final product, which I'll hopefully have done later this week. Chances are I'll be glue gunning corks at 11 pm tonight! Coinciding with my holiday cheer, I also did some baking last weekend. ... [Read More]