Hot, Hot, Hot

So with all this sunny weather happening everywhere, I know everyones grilling & enjoying the sun! This summer is a great time to try new things to grill; bok choy, zucchini, tofu, broccoli, onions just to name a few. I love marinating veggies with teriyaki sauce and eating them with some brown rice

My fiber-ful cookies

This summer I decided to fill my schedule up even more & take a nutrition class. As one of our projects we had to make a dish featuring complementary proteins& I decided to make whole wheat oatmeal peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. These are full of protein! & a great sweet snack!
(everything in moderation)

Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Chocolate chip cookies

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups butter
1 1/2 cups peanut butter
2 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups quick cooking oats
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and peanut butter. Add the brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla; mix well.
Combine oats, chocolate chips, flour, baking soda, and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
Drop by the rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet. Flatten with fork. Bake for 8 -10 minutes or until done.

*( to keep them moist & chewy you have to slightly underbake these, they still cook when they come out of the oven so don't worry!)

cookie, cookie!

I love mrs.fields huge gooey valentines day cookies so I decided to bake some off for my friends&loved ones in pie tins

Giant M&M Cookie pie

Ingredients:

1 cup unsalted butter (at room temp)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cup AP flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
Half bag of Valentine’s M&Ms

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees

Cream together the butter and sugars in a mixer. Add the eggs and vanilla, making sure to scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl. Add the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder and mix on low until everything is incorporated.

Chill the dough in the refrigerate for 2 hours. Scoop out a 1 cup size of dough and roll it into a ball. Roll it around in some M&M’s and place in a 9 inch pie pan spread it around with your hands till it's a 1/2 in.thick. Bake for 15-17minutes until just slightly golden around the edges. Remove from oven and let rest in pie tin. Cool and cut . Enjoy!

FYI - the cookie might look undercooked but don't worry it'll continue to cook in the pan