Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies

I stole this recipe from wholegraingourmet.com and it's amazing, especially if you love peanut butter! I think I have made one batch every week for the past five weeks! I have yet to locate carob chips, so I have not tried the recipe yet with those--looking forward to it, though.

I now make one large packet of no sugar added/fat free chocolate pudding, and then crumble these cookies on top...it's heaven.

Ingredients:

Dry Stuff:

1/2 - 3/4 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup oats

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

optional: 1 tsp cinnamon (I use about 2 tsp)

Moist Stuff:

1 1/4 cup smooth, natural peanut butter

1/2 cup liquid honey

1 egg

2 tsp vanilla

optional: 1/3 - 1/2 cup chocolate or carob chips

Preparation:

1. Combine dry ingredients

2. Combine moist ingredients

3. Mix dry and moist ingredients together

4. Cool in the fridge for about 20 minutes

5. Drop teaspoons of batter onto lightly coated cookie sheet

6. Flatten with a fork (I've only made one batch where this was actually even possible for me to do!)

7. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-12 minutes (I've never cooked them more than ten minutes, and I usually stick to eight minutes)

Welcome!

So, I'm a little behind the times with the whole "blogging" thing. I should have done it when I spent a semester abroad in Paris...I should have done it as i journeyed through (and still am) business school...but I'm just getting around to it now. My Mom will be so proud that I am starting a blog about cooking...until a year ago, I was quite useless in the kitchen. Justin, my boyfriend, has encouraged me to start a blog for a while to share our cooking adventures with friends and family in the hopes that we would get some great recipes in return. So, the point of this blog is to share new and exciting recipes that we find and try...most will be pretty healthy...and pretty easy because we like simplicity in our cooking. I hope you enjoy the recipes and photos...and perhaps get inspired to try some on your own! Occasionally, we'll post pictures and comments about restaurants we have been to as well, similar to what Justin's sister-in-law, Erica Sorkin, does on her blog (check it out at itzyskitchen.com.) Enjoy! (I have added a picture of Justin and me:)