Mommy Speaks

I've become a completely OUT OF CONTROL cookie monster since I had the Munchkin. It's bad. And apparently all too common among nursing mothers. Something about baked goods. . . Anyway, I figured it was time for an intervention. No, not that kind - are you kidding?!? Stop eating cookies?!? This entailed creating a recipe that I could eat, I don't know, 4-6 cookies a day and not feel guilty. So - here goes:










The "Healthy" Cookie Recipe

3/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 tablespoon vanilla
1/3 cup peanut butter (use the natural kind - no sugar added)
1 large eggs
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chunks (I freeze a Ghirardelli bar and break off about 2 squares and then crush them into pieces)
You can also add good for you ingredients like flax seeds to minimize the guilt factor even more

Preheat oven to 325

In a large bowl, stir together oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

In another large bowl with an electric mixer, beat together oil, maple syrup and sugar to mix. Beat in vanilla and peanut butter. Add egg, and gradually beat in flour mixture. Add chocolate chips and chocolate, beating just until combined. You can chill cookie dough, covered at least 2 hours and up to 1 week to make it easier to form into balls.

Form rounded tablespoons of dough into balls (if you don't chill the dough, just gloop it into a pile by rounded tablespoon) and arrange about 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten balls slightly.

Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven 12-14 minutes or until just pale golden (switch pans in middle of cooking time). Cool cookies on baking sheet 5 minutes and transfer to racks to cool completely.

Makes about 30 cookies