I wrote earlier about a post-holiday cookie exchange I took part in. Well, Lisa, my cookie exchange partner, received her cookies yesterday so I can now write about them! Lisa is a kickboxing instructor and enjoys healthy foods and treats. Since I have one hyperactive sweet tooth, this was a great opportunity for me to seek out healthy cookie recipes.
It was a little difficult, but I managed to find a couple tasty options. My husband and a few former colleagues were also able to benefit from this experience and were pleasantly surprised.
I decided to try two recipes since they were both new to me and I had no idea how they'd turn out. Two options are better than one, right?
The first was this Tasty Trail-Mix Cookie:
This one starts with a traditional Betty Crocker oatmeal cookie mix but uses egg whites, ground flax seeds, wheat germ, a small amount of canola or vegetable oil, dried fruit, walnuts and dark chocolate chips. Unfortunately, I couldn't find dark chocolate chips when I was on my shopping trip. The semi-sweet worked fine, but I definitely think dark would be better.
Next was Nikki's Healthy Cookie:
This is awesome because the base is mashed banana! There is also olive oil, rolled oats, almond meal and more dark chocolate! I added a little ground flax seed and wheat germ to these too, to bump up the nutrition factor! Even though our smoke detector kept going off again while baking these, I loved the final, moist, result!
If you try either of these, let me know what you think. I'd also love to hear about any healthy cookie (or brownies) recipe you have!
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Here's a picture from Woody's birthday dinner. We tried Turkish food for the first time and went to Turkish Kitchen. I had thinly sliced lamb over eggplant puree, with a tomato and light tomato sauce. Along with his glass of Turkish red wine, Woody chose the Sis Kabob with lamb chunks, peppers, onion, traditional rice and potatoes. We had a great time and ate great food! The staff was helpful and made great suggestions.
